Nelson Police Department

AbbreviationNPD

FormedApril 17, 1897

Operations jurisdictionNelson, British Columbia, Canada

Governing bodyNelson Police Board

Nelson Police Department
Heraldic badge of Nelson PD
Abbreviation	NPD
Agency overview
Formed	April 17, 1897
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Governing body	Nelson Police Board
Constituting instrument	BC Police Act
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	606 Stanley Street
Police constables	20
Elected officers responsible	The Honourable Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General of British Columbia Her Worship Janice Morrison, Mayor of Nelson & Chair of the Nelson Police Board
Agency executive	Donovan Fisher, Chief Constable
Website
http://www.nelsonpolice.ca

The Nelson Police Department is the police force for the City of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.

Among the oldest police services in British Columbia, the force came into being as a municipal police force on April 17, 1897. The initial force consisted of one chief constable and one constable. Over the years of its existence, the Nelson Police Department has grown from two to twenty members. Chief Constable Donovan Fisher has been the Chief Constable since 2021.^[1][2]

Nelson Police Department is one of twelve municipal police forces in British Columbia.^[3] The department is governed under the authority of the BC Police Act.^[4]