Alexandria Police Department

Alexandria Police Department is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the City of Alexandria in Albemarle County, Virginia, based at 3600 Wheeler Avenue. The department serves residents, businesses, and visitors within Alexandria limits in Albemarle County. Its area of responsibility covers patrol and response to calls for service, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations inside the city, and community policing programs that support local neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Alexandria sits along Virginia travel and commerce routes that bring daily traffic through the area, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety inside the city. Public safety emergencies in Alexandria should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Alexandria city, VA has an estimated population of 156,788.