The City of Falls Church Police Department was formed in 1948. It has 32 sworn law enforcement officers and is divided into 5 functional components:
Animal Control, Investigations, Parking Enforcement, Traffic Enforcement, and Uniform Patrol.
The Police Department also provides a School Resource Officer at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School and George Mason High School. Read about our different divisions below.
The Fire Marshal is a sworn law enforcement division of the police department and is responsible for enforcing the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code.
The Falls Church Police Department works with area taxi drivers, also known as "hackers," to ensure they meet the requirements for obtaining hack permit.
