Los Santos Police Department (LSPD)

Overview

The Los Santos Police Department is the main law enforcement agency of the City of Los Santos. It is based on the Los Angeles Police Department, and its motto, "Obey & Survive", along with a badge showing officers dragging a civilian down City Hall steps, mocks real-world accusations of police brutality. Badges date its founding to 1889. GTA V is the first game in the series with female officers, though they are rare.

History

The LSPD is involved throughout the story, in missions such as Franklin and Lamar, The Long Stretch, Hood Safari, The Hotel Assassination, Eye in the Sky, Deep Inside, Paleto Score Setup, Cleaning Out the Bureau, Legal Trouble and Planning the Big Score, and it responds to the heists including The Jewel Store Job and The Big Score. In Eye in the Sky, an officer is seen pressing his baton against a suspect's neck in the Mission Row station lobby, while the LSPD pilot suggests honest officers do exist. The department also appears in GTA Online, where Vincent Effenburger is a known member.

Territory and activities

The LSPD covers Los Santos proper plus Del Perro, Davis, Rockford Hills, Los Santos International Airport and the Port of Los Santos, operating from nine stations. Officers are rarely seen patrolling; they are found mainly at LSIA, outside stations, around Mission Row on foot, during pursuits or after dialing 911.

Their fleet includes the Police Cruiser in Stanier LE, Buffalo and Interceptor versions, the Unmarked Cruiser, Police Bike, Police Riot, Police Transporter, Police Maverick and Police Predator. Officers carry Pistols, Nightsticks, Pump Shotguns, SMGs, Carbine Rifles and, at higher wanted levels, heavier weapons.

Trivia

• The department is portrayed as reckless, often wrecking its own cars and standing in the open under fire.
• Its badge design is reused from the LCPD patch.