At the time of its formation, the IMPD was headed by the elected sheriff of Marion County,
Frank J. Anderson. However, on February 29, 2008, the department came under the control of the
mayor of Indianapolis,
Greg Ballard, after Ballard and Anderson reached a resolution for the transfer of power and the
City-County Council passed Proposal 6 effecting the change. The mayor appoints the Chief of Police to administer the daily operations of the department. IMPD has six service districts, which are Downtown District, East District, North District, Northwest District, Southeast District and Southwest District.
Rank structure The rank structure of the department is as follows:
Weapons •
Glock 22 .40 S&W was standard issue and was to be phased out in 2016, but following issues with the Glock 17M, the Glock 22 was put back into service until the issue could be addressed with Glock and the department. •
Glock 17M
9mm is the new issue weapon for 2016 and 2017. Currently all sworn officers have been issued the 17M and the Glock 22 has been completely phased out. •
Remington 870 Pump Action is the standard issue shotgun for the department. The department also uses a less lethal shotgun for certain situations where deadly force isn't needed but a
Taser or pepper spray is ineffective. •
AR-15 is the patrol rifle utilized by the officers of the department during intense situations and other situations where a pistol or a shotgun is to little effect. The IMPD uses the Colt CAR-15A3 RO997 (M4A1) as does the agency's SWAT unit. == Fallen officers ==