United States Virgin Islands Police Department

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.

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is responsible for policing the British Virgin Islands.

History
Under the 1936 Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, 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. The 1954 revisions to the Organic Act required that these municipal departments be reorganized as part of a territorial executive branch. 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. The department was renamed the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department in 1985.

Fleet
The USVIPD operates a variety of vehicles, including cars and SUVs. In 2018 it acquired a fleet of Segways and electric cars for patrolling downtown areas of St. Thomas.