The chief of the Los Angeles Police Department is the head and senior-most officer to serve in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The incumbent manages the day-to-day operations of the LAPD and is usually held by a four star officer.

The chief of police is appointed by the mayor and reports to the Board of Commissioners.

List of police chiefs ChiefTerm beganTerm endedNotesJacob F. GerkensDecember 18, 1876December 26, 1877Emil HarrisDecember 27, 1877December 5, 1878Henry KingDecember 5, 1878December 11, 1880George E. GardDecember 12, 1880December 10, 1881Henry KingDecember 11, 1881June 30, 1883Thomas J. CuddyJuly 1, 1883January 1, 1885Edward McCarthyJanuary 2, 1885May 12, 1885John HornerMay 13, 1885December 22, 1885James W. DavisDecember 22, 1885December 8, 1886John K. SkinnerDecember 13, 1886August 29, 1887P.M. DarcySeptember 5, 1887January 22, 1888Thomas J. CuddyJanuary 23, 1888September 4, 1888L.G. LoomisSeptember 5, 1888September 30, 1888Hubert H. BenedictOctober 1, 1888January 1, 1889Terrence CooneyJanuary 1, 1889April 1, 1889James E. BurnsApril 1, 1889July 17, 1889John M. GlassJuly 17, 1889January 1, 1900Charles EltonJanuary 1, 1900April 5, 1904William A. HammelApril 6, 1904October 31, 1905Walter H. AubleNovember 1, 1905November 20, 1906Edward KernNovember 20, 1906January 5, 1909Thomas BroadheadJanuary 5, 1909April 12, 1909Edward F. DishmanApril 13, 1909January 15, 1910Alexander GallowayFebruary 14, 1910December 27, 1910Charles E. SebastianJanuary 3, 1911July 16, 1915Clarence E. SnivelyJuly 17, 1915October 15, 1916John L. ButlerOctober 16, 1916July 16, 1919George K. HomeJuly 17, 1919September 30, 1920Alexander W. MurrayOctober 1, 1920October 31, 1920Lyle PendegastNovember 1, 1920July 4, 1921Charles A. JonesJuly 5, 1921January 3, 1922James W. EveringtonJanuary 4, 1922April 21, 1922Louis D. OaksApril 22, 1922August 1, 1923August VollmerAugust 1, 1923August 1, 1924R. Lee HeathAugust 1, 1924March 31, 1926James E. DavisApril 1, 1926December 29, 1929Roy E. SteckelDecember 30, 1929August 9, 1933James E. DavisAugust 10, 1933November 18, 1938David A. DavidsonNovember 19, 1938June 23, 1939Arthur C. HohmannJune 24, 1939June 5, 1941Clemence B. HorrallJune 16, 1941June 28, 1949William A. WortonJune 30, 1949August 9, 1950 Interim ChiefWilliam H. ParkerAugust 9, 1950July 16, 1966Chief ParkerThad F. BrownJuly 18, 1966February 17, 1967Thomas ReddinFebruary 18, 1967May 5, 1969Roger E. MurdockMay 6, 1969August 28, 1969 Interim ChiefEdward M. DavisAugust 29, 1969January 16, 1978Chief DavisRobert F. RockJanuary 16, 1978March 28, 1978 Interim ChiefDaryl F. GatesMarch 28, 1978June 27, 1992Chief GatesChief Daryl GatesWillie L. WilliamsJune 30, 1992May 17, 1997Chief WilliamsBayan LewisMay 18, 1997August 12, 1997 Interim ChiefBernard C. ParksAugust 12, 1997May 4, 2002Chief ParksWilliam J. BrattonOctober 27, 2002October 31, 2009Chief BrattonMichael P. DowningOctober 31, 2009November 17, 2009 Interim ChiefCharles L. BeckNovember 17, 2009 June 27, 2018Chief BeckMichel MooreJune 27, 2018 February 29, 2024Dominic ChoiMarch 1, 2024 November 8, 2024 Interim ChiefJim McDonnellNovember 8, 2024Incumbent

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