Independent investigative commissions have documented a history of police brutality, corruption, and discriminatory policing within the LAPD. Further offices support the chief of police in areas such as constitutional policing and professional standards, while the Office of Support Services covers facilities management, personnel and training, among other areas. The organization of the department is complex, including 21 divisions (stations) grouped in four bureaus in the Office of Operations multiple divisions within the Detective Bureau in the Office of Special Operations and specialized units such as SWAT, K-9, mounted police, air support and the Major Crimes Division all within the Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau. 1st St., in the Civic Center, not far from the demolished Parker Center it replaced in 2009. With 9,974 police officers and 3,000 civilian staff, it is the third-largest municipal police department in the United States, after the New York City Police Department and the Chicago Police Department. The Los Angeles Police Department ( LAPD), officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the municipal police department of Los Angeles, California.
