The jurisdiction of the Sitka Police Department covers the entire
City and
Borough of Sitka. The City and Borough of Sitka is considered to be the second largest incorporated city by area in the U.S., but most of Sitka's Borough is uninhabited and therefore the majority of police matters are contained to the west side of
Baranof Island where the 8,458 (
2020) citizens of Sitka reside. Operate a 24-hour dispatch and records center, which is responsible for fire and emergency dispatch, as well as a community
jail facility. Operations division consists of Investigations, Patrol, Emergency Response Vessel operators and
Animal Control. The
Chief is Robert Baty. He succeeds former chief Jeff Ankerfelt, who retired 2019 year. ==Rank structure==