Lake Havasu
City is the home of the historic London Bridge, located on the
Arizona-California border separated by the Colorado River. While
tourism remains the major contributor to the economy of the
community, there is a growing and diversified business base
comprised of hundreds of thriving recreation, light
manufacturing, information, communication and service companies.
The city is approximately 45 square miles and has a population of
approximately 60,000.
Lake Havasu
City is a master planned community with a safe, pollution-free
family environment. Our location is within easy reach of
Southern California, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Mexico.
The Lake Havasu
City Police Department is a progressive, technologically
advanced department that demonstrates a commitment to Community
Oriented Policing (COP). The principles of Community Oriented
Policing; encouraging police/citizen partnerships in the process
of problem solving, maintenance/enhancement of community peace
and order, the reduction of crime and the fear of crime, and the
delivery of quality police services to all citizens, are
critical to the function of the agency.
The Lake Havasu
City Police Department is the home of the Western Arizona
Regional Crime Laboratory and hosts agencies such as the Drug Enforcement Administration, State
Juvenile Parole, and the
Mohave County Attorney's Office.
The department
is comprised of 96 full-time sworn officers, 31 full-time
non-sworn and 21 part-time non-sworn employees. Divisions and
bureaus include: