Peel Regional Police

The Peel Regional Police (PRP) provides policing services for Peel Region (excluding Caledon) in Ontario, Canada. It is the second largest municipal police service in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area in Ontario, and the third largest municipal force behind the Toronto Police Service, with 2,200 uniformed members and close to 875 support staff members. The Peel Regional Police serve approximately 1.48 million citizens of Mississauga and Brampton, located immediately west and northwest of Toronto, and provide law enforcement services at Toronto Pearson International Airport (located in Mississauga), which annually sees 50 million travelers. Although it is part of the Regional Municipality of Peel, policing for the Town of Caledon, which is located north of Brampton, is the responsibility of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

The village of Snelgrove was once part of Caledon but is now within Brampton and the jurisdiction of the Peel Regional Police. The PRP also patrols the section of Highway 409 between the Peel-Toronto boundary line (immediately west of Highway 427) and Pearson International Airport. Policing of all other 400-series highways that pass through the region, including highways 401, 403, 410, and 427 as well as the Queen Elizabeth Way and the 407 ETR, is the responsibility of the OPP.

The Peel Regional Police were established in tandem with the creation of the Regional Municipality of Peel on 1 January 1974. The former law enforcement organizations of Brampton, Mississauga, Chinguacousy, Port Credit and Streetsville were merged into a single law enforcement organization known as the Peel Regional Police.

The Toronto Township Police Department was formed in January 1944 and was later renamed "Mississauga Police Department" in 1968. The Port Credit Police Department was founded with the township's incorporation in 1909. The Streetsville Police Department was formed in 1858. The Brampton Police Department dates back to 1873, when it was established to replace policing services previously provided by Chinguacousy. The Chinguacousy Township Police trace their roots back to 1853. Areas north of Mayfield Road (except Snelgrove) were transferred to the OPP when the northern half of Chinguacousy was incorporated into Caledon (the southern half becoming part of Brampton) in 1974. All the police services merged into the Peel Regional Police in 1974. As of 2020, the Peel Regional Police had approximately 2,200 officers and 875 support staff. Since the creation of this police force, six deaths have been recorded, five from traffic collisions (the latest in March 2010) and one from a stabbing in 1984.

The Peel Regional Police Service Board consists of civilians who govern the police service. The Board’s membership consists of three provincial appointees, a citizen appointee, and three others, including the Mayors of Brampton and Mississauga (presently vacant due to resignation by the Mayor of Mississauga), and the Regional Council Chair. The council heads, as Board Chair and Vice Chair, are selected from among the other board members.

The Peel Regional Police divide the region into five divisions. Major police stations are located in each division, which smaller community police stations support. These provide residents with services to deal with traffic complaints, neighborhood disputes, minor thefts, community issues, landlord-tenant disputes, found property, and doubts or questions related to policing in the community.

Commanded by Superintendent David Kennedy

Commanded by Superintendent Robert Higgs