| Agencyname: | Gwinnett County Police Department |
| Abbreviation: | GCPD |
| Motto: | Integrity, Courtesy, Pride and Professional Growth[1] |
| Employees: | 1,258 (2024) |
| Country: | United States |
| Divtype: | State |
| Divname: | Georgia |
| Legaljuris: | Unincorporated areas of Gwinnett County, Georgia, with 6 different precincts. (the urban areas of Auburn, Braselton, Duluth, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Loganville, Norcross, Snellville and Suwanee having separate police departments)[2] |
| Police: | Yes |
| Local: | Yes |
| Headquarters: | 800 Hi Hope Rd, Lawrenceville, Georgia |
| Sworn: | 936 (2024) |
| Unsworntype: | Civilian |
| Unsworn: | 322 (2024) |
| Chief1name: | James D. McClure |
| Chief1position: | Chief |
| Child1agency: | Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office |
| Lockuptype: | Holding Facilities |
| Lockups: | Gwinnett County Jail |
The Gwinnett County Police Department (GCPD) is the main law enforcement agency in Gwinnett County, Georgia. The department has about a thousand employees with 936 sworn law enforcement officers as of March 2024.[3] The current incumbent Chief of Police is James D. McClure.[4]
As of 2024, the department has suffered eight officers and two K9 service dogs killed throughout its history.[5]
| +Fallen officers | Officer | Date of death | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|
| Police Officer Howard Eugene Waldrop | Saturday, | Gunfire | |
| Police Officer Ralph King Davis | Friday, | ||
| Police Officer Jerry Reed Everett | |||
| Police Officer Marvin Jesse Gravitt | |||
| Assistant Chief of Police Hugh Dorsey Stancil | Saturday, | Vehicle pursuit | |
| Chief of Police Grady Franklin Dacus | |||
| Police Officer James Christopher Magill, Sr. | Sunday, | Vehicular assault | |
| Police Officer Antwan DeArvis Toney | Saturday, | Gunfire |
| +Fallen K9s | K9 | Date of death | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|
| K9 Eli | Thursday, | Heatstroke | |
| K9 Blue | Thursday, | Gunfire |
Three of the fallen officers were murdered on April 17th, 1964 in a single attack.[6] The department had about a dozen officers at the time.[6] Three of them were driving home in one car, as they came upon three men who were stripping a stolen car for parts. The bodies of Officers Ralph King Davis, Jerry Reed Everett and Marvin Jesse Gravitt were found bound in their own handcuffs and shot with their own guns.[7] The perpetrators, Venson Williams and Alec Evans were sentenced to death for the murders. Both sentences were commuted to life in 1971. Williams was released on parole in 1989. Evans died in prison in 2016, having served fifty years for the murder. The third perpetrator, Wade Truett cooperated with the government in exchange for immunity.[6]
In 2019, the department was featured on episodes of the police documentary television series The First 48.[8]
The department is organized with two bureaus and four divisions: Administrative Services, Support Operations, Criminal Investigations and Uniform Divisions.[3]