| Agency Name: | United States Virgin Islands Police Department |
| Nativename: | VIPD |
| Seal: | Great Seal of the VIPD.jpg |
| Formed: | 1955 |
| Jurisdiction: | United States Virgin Islands |
| Headquarters: | Alexander Farrelly Criminal Justice Center |
| Chief1 Name: | Mario Brooks |
| Chief1 Position: | Commissioner |
| Chief2 Name: | Sidney Elskoe |
| Chief2 Position: | Assistant Commissioner |
| Chief3 Name: | Jason Marsh |
| Chief3 Position: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Chief4 Name: | Sean Santos |
| Chief4 Position: | St. Croix Chief of Police |
| Chief5 Name: | Steven Phillip |
| Chief5 Position: | St. Thomas-St. John Chief of Police |
| Chief6 Name: | Toby Derima |
| Chief6 Position: | Public Information Director |
| Website: | http://vipd.gov.vi/ |
The United States Virgin Islands Police Department is the law enforcement agency for the United States Virgin Islands, and has jurisdiction anywhere in the territory. It is commanded by a commissioner, who is subject to the authority of the governor.[1]
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is responsible for policing the British Virgin Islands.
Under the 1936 Organic Act of the Virgin Islands,[2] law enforcement was divided between the municipality of St. Thomas and St. John and the municipality of St. Croix, each of which had a separate Police and Prison Department.[3] The 1954 revisions to the Organic Act required that these municipal departments be reorganized as part of a territorial executive branch.[3] The current Virgin Islands Police Department traces its origin to the establishment of the Department of Public Safety, which contained a Police Division, on July 21, 1955.[4] The department was renamed the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department in 1985.[4]
The USVIPD operates a variety of vehicles, including cars and SUVs.[5] In 2018 it acquired a fleet of Segways and electric cars for patrolling downtown areas of St. Thomas.[6]