The Lakewood Police Department is divided into four divisions: Patrol, Investigations, Administrative Services and Information Management. Each division is commanded by a Division Chief, who, along with the Chief of Police, make up the Command Staff. The following is a outline of those divisions.

Office of the Chief

Chief of Police

Public Information Officer

Legal Advisor

Patrol Division

Administrative Patrol Coordinator

• Police Support Technicians
• Traffic Team
• Special Enforcement Team
• K-9 Team
• Neighborhood Action Team:

  --Volunteers

  --Explorers

SWAT

Animal Control Team

Investigation Division

Persons Crimes

• Crimes Against Persons Team
  • Domestic Violence Unit
• Juvenile Team
• Crimes Against Children
• Victim Assistance
• Criminalistics Unit
• Crime Analysis

Property Crimes

• Economic Crimes Team
• Theft Team
• Burglary Team
  • Pawnshop Detail
• Vice and Narcotics Team

School Resource Officers

Administrative Services Division

Professional Standards Section

• Training Unit
• Internal Affairs

Support Services Section

• Property Control Unit
• Logistics Unit

Information Management Division

Planning and Analysis Section

Police Records

Communications Section

• Technical Operations Unit