Services, Units & Sections

The Vancouver Police Department is divided into three divisions (Operations Division, Operations Support and Support Services) and several other major sections.

• A-Z List of Services

• Ceremonial Unit
• Chronic Offender Unit
• Collision Investigation Unit
• Commercial Vehicle Team
• Communications Section
• Community & Public Affairs Section
• Community Response Unit
• Community Road Education Safety Team
• Counter Exploitation Unit (formerly known as Vice)
• Crime Analysis Unit
• Crime Scene Investigation Unit
• Criminal Intelligence Unit

• Diversity & Aboriginal Policing Section
• Dog Squad
• Domestic Violence & Criminal Harassment Unit
• Drug Unit

• Emergency & Operations Planning Section
• Emergency Planning Unit
• Emergency Response Team

• Financial Crime Unit
• Forensic Identification Unit
• Forensic Services Section

• Gang Unit
• General Investigation Unit

• Hate Crimes Unit
• Hit and Run Team
• Homicide Unit
• Human Resources Section

• Identity Theft Unit
• Information & Privacy Unit
• Investigative Services
• Investigation Support Services
• Investigation Division

• Major Crime
• Marine Unit
• Missing Persons Unit
• Motorcycle Drill Team
• Mounted Unit

• Operational Planning Unit
• Operations Division
• Organized Crime Section

• Planning, Research & Audit Section
• Police Record Checks & Fingerprint Services
• Professional Standards Section
• Property Crime Unit
• Property Crime Support Unit

• Recruiting
• Robbery / Assault / Arson Unit

• School Liaison Unit
• Sex Crimes Unit
• Special Investigation Section
• Support Services Division

• Taxi Team
• Traffic Authority Program
• Traffic Enforcement Unit
• Traffic Section
• Traffic Services Unit

• Youth Services Section
• Youth Services Unit