Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department - wikipedia Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department Chief of the City of Los Angeles Police Department Seal of the LAPD Flag of the Chief of the LAPD Incumbent Charles L. Beck since November 9, 2009 ( 2009 - 11 - 09 ) Los Angeles Police Department Style Chief of Police Member of Los Angeles City Council Seat Los Angeles County, California, U.S. Appointer Mayor of Los Angeles Inaugural holder Jacob F. Gerkens Formation December 18, 1876 Salary $307,291 Website ( 1 ) The Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department ( LAPD ) is the head of the Los Angeles Police Department. List of police chiefs Chief Term began Term ended Notes Jacob F. Gerkens December 18, 1876 December 26, 1877 Emil Harris December 27, 1877 December 5, 1878 Henry King December 5, 1878 December 11, 1880 George E. Gard December 12, 1880 December 10, 1881 Henry King December 11, 1881 June 30, 1883 Thomas J. Cuddy July 1, 1883 January 1, 1885 Edward McCarthy January 2, 1885 May 12, 1885 John Horner May 13, 1885 December 22, 1885 James W. Davis December 22, 1885 December 8, 1886 John K. Skinner December 13, 1886 August 29, 1887 P.M. Darcy September 5, 1887 January 22, 1888 Thomas J. Cuddy January 23, 1888 September 4, 1888 L.G. Loomis September 5, 1888 September 30, 1888 Hubert H. Benedict October 1, 1888 January 1, 1889 Terrence Cooney January 1, 1889 April 1, 1889 James E. Burns April 1, 1889 July 17, 1889 John M. Glass July 17, 1889 January 1, 1900 Charles Elton January 1, 1900 April 5, 1904 William A. Hammell April 6, 1904 October 31, 1905 Walter H. Auble November 1, 1905 November 20, 1906 Edward Kern November 20, 1906 January 5, 1909 Thomas Broadhead January 5, 1909 April 12, 1909 Edward F. Dishman April 13, 1909 January 15, 1910 Alexander Galloway February 14, 1910 December 27, 1910 Charles E. Sebastian January 3, 1911 July 16, 1915 Clarence E. Snively July 17, 1915 October 15, 1916 John L. Butler October 16, 1916 July 16, 1919 George K. Home July 17, 1919 September 30, 1920 Alexander W. Murray October 1, 1920 October 31, 1920 Lyle Pendegast November 1, 1920 July 4, 1921 Charles A. Jones July 5, 1921 January 3, 1922 James W. Everington January 4, 1922 April 21, 1922 Louis D. Oaks April 22, 1922 August 1, 1923 August Vollmer August 1, 1923 August 1, 1924 R. Lee Heath August 1, 1924 March 31, 1926 James E. Davis April 1, 1926 December 29, 1929 Roy E. Steckel December 30, 1929 August 9, 1933 James E. Davis August 10, 1933 November 18, 1938 David A. Davidson November 19, 1938 June 23, 1939 Arthur C. Hohmann June 24, 1939 June 5, 1941 Clemence B. Horrall June 16, 1941 June 28, 1949 William A. Worton June 30, 1949 August 9, 1950 William H. Parker August 9, 1950 July 16, 1966 Thad F. Brown July 18, 1966 February 17, 1967 Thomas Reddin February 18, 1967 May 5, 1969 Roger E. Murdock May 6, 1969 August 28, 1969 Interim Chief Edward M. Davis August 29, 1969 January 16, 1978 Robert F. Rock January 16, 1978 March 28, 1978 Interim Chief Daryl F. Gates March 28, 1978 June 27, 1992 Willie L. Williams June 30, 1992 May 17, 1997 Bayan Lewis May 18, 1997 August 12, 1997 Bernard C. Parks August 12, 1997 May 4, 2002 Martin H. Pomeroy May 7, 2002 October 26, 2002 Interim Chief William J. Bratton October 27, 2002 October 31, 2009 Michael P. Downing November 1, 2009 November 17, 2009 Interim Chief Charles L. Beck November 17, 2009 Incumbent See also Los Angeles portal Law enforcement / Law enforcement topics portal References Jump up ^ `` Jacob T. Gerkens ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Emil Harris ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Henry King ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` George E. Gard ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Henry King ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. ^ Jump up to : `` Thomas J. Cuddy ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Edward McCarthy ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` John Horner ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` James W. Davis ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` John K. Skinner ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` P.M. Darcy ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` L.G. Loomis ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Hubert H. Benedict ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Terrence Cooney ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` James E. Burns ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` John M. Glass ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Charles Elton ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` William A. Hammell ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Walter H. Auble ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Edward Kern ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Thomas Broadhead ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Edward F. Dishman ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Alexander Galloway ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Charles E. Sebastian ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Clarence E. Snively ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` John L. Butler ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` George K. Home ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Alexander W. Murray ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Lyle Pendegast ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Charles A. Jones ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` James W. Everington ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Louis D. Oaks ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` August Vollmer ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` R. Lee Heath ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` James E. Davis ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Roy E. Steckel ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` James E. Davis ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` D.A. Davidson ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Arthur C. Hohmann ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Clemence B. Horrall ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` William A. Worton ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` William H. Parker ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ Chief Parker Jump up ^ `` Thad F. Brown ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Thomas Reddin ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Roger E. Murdock ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Edward M. Davis ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ Chief Davis Jump up ^ `` Robert F. Rock ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Daryl F. Gates ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ Chief Gates Jump up ^ Chief Daryl Gates Jump up ^ `` Willie L. Williams ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ Chief Williams Jump up ^ `` Bayan Lewis ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Bernard C. Parks ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ Chief Parks Jump up ^ `` Martin H. Pomeroy ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ `` William J. Bratton ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ Chief Bratton Jump up ^ `` Michael Downing ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Charles L. Beck ''. Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 02. 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Davis Skinner Darcy Cuddy Loomis Benedict Cooney Burns Glass 1900 -- 1926 Elton Hammell Auble Kern Broadhead Dishman Galloway Sebastian Snively Butler Home Murray Pendegast Jones Everington Oaks Vollmer Heath 1926 -- 1950 J.E. Davis Steckel J.E. Davis Davidson Hohmann Horrall Worton 1950 -- 2002 Parker Brown Reddin Murdock E.M. Davis Rock Gates Williams Lewis Parks 2002 -- present Pomeroy Bratton Downing Beck Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Los_Angeles_Police_Department&oldid=794357283 '' Categories : Los Angeles Police Department Chiefs Los Angeles - related lists Law enforcement workers from California Talk About Wikipedia Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 7 August 2017, at 14 : 15. About Wikipedia

Question: who is the chief of police of los angeles
Answer: Charles L. Beck