Escondido Police Department

Escondido Police Department is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the City of Escondido in San Diego County, California, based at 1163 North Centre City Parkway. The department serves residents, businesses, and visitors within Escondido limits in San Diego 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. Escondido sits in a California corridor that mixes residential neighborhoods with local commerce, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety inside the city. Public safety emergencies in Escondido should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Escondido city, CA has an estimated population of 149,913.