Lower Mainland Police Area

The Lower Mainland Police Area is one of 11 police areas in the Canadian province of British Columbia, and the province's most populous, home to over 3.5 million people. It is under the jurisdiction of the Lower Mainland Constabulary, which is responsible for the vast majority of policing in the 7 counties and 40 municipalities of the police area, although law enforcement at the provincial level is handled by the British Columbia Sheriff Service, which also deals with investigation of major crimes in the Lower Mainland and partners with the Lower Mainland Constabulary against organised crime. Similarly, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is responsible for policing at the federal level, and also maintains public security at the province's three international airports and three border crossings (in conjunction with the Canada Border Services Agency).

Lower Mainland Police Commissioner
Each mayor of the 40 municipal governments and each council chairperson of the 7 county governments together sit on the Lower Mainland Police Board, which acts as the employer of the Lower Mainland Constabulary. The 47 members of the Police Board elect from amongst themselves a member to serve as the Lower Mainland Police Commissioner, to whom the Chief Constable of the Lower Mainland Constabulary is directly accountable; the Police Commissioner is also jointly accountable to the Solicitor-General of British Columbia.

Constituent municipalities
The following municipal and county governments contract with the Lower Mainland Constabulary:


 * Capilano County
 * Ballantree
 * Capilano City
 * Cleveland Park
 * Kirkstone
 * Lions Bay
 * Lynn Canyon


 * Coquitlam County
 * Anmore
 * Belcarra
 * Coquitlam
 * Port Coquitlam
 * Port Moody


 * Fraser Valley County
 * Abbotsford
 * Aldergrove
 * Chilliwack
 * Harrison Hotsprings
 * Langley
 * Matsqui


 * Golden Ears County
 * Kanaka Creek
 * Maple Ridge
 * Mission
 * Pitt Meadows


 * North Fraser County
 * Burnaby
 * Kerrisdale
 * Marpole
 * New Westminster
 * Point Grey
 * Vancouver


 * North Shore County
 * Deep Cove
 * Horseshoe Bay
 * Lynnwood
 * North Vancouver
 * Seymour Heights
 * West Vancouver


 * South Fraser County
 * Fraser Heights
 * Invergarry
 * Queensborough
 * Richmond
 * Steveston
 * Surrey
 * White Rock
 * Boundary Bay
 * Delta
 * Ladner
 * Tsawwassen
 * Westham Island