Burbank Police Department

Founded in 1982, the Burbank Police Department in Burbank, Illinois has grown into a 53-member sworn force supported by clerical staff and code enforcement officers. Its patrol division, which it calls the backbone of the department, answers more than 19,000 calls for service a year, from violent crimes to house watches, working two 12-hour watches around the clock and using crash data and resident feedback to aim traffic enforcement at high-risk areas, school zones and parks. Officers can be selected for school resource, evidence technician, field training and K-9 assignments or as task force officers with the DEA and NARCINT. Two school resource officers work at Reavis High School, Liberty Junior High and District 111, a D.A.R.E. officer teaches in the grammar schools, and several officers speak Polish, Spanish or Arabic. The detective unit, with four detectives and a commander, handles theft, auto theft, robbery, identity theft, burglary and computer fraud and also sends detectives to the South Suburban major crimes task force. The department's K-9 is trained in obedience, agility, evidence and building searches, drug detection, tracking and apprehension. A three-member civilian Fire and Police Commission appointed by the mayor handles hiring, promotions and serious discipline.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Burbank city, IL has an estimated population of 28,822.