Encino, Lake Balboa, Mandeville Canyon, Northridge, Reseda, Tarzana, Warner Center
With the addition of the new Topanga Area Patrol Division, West Valley Area now patrols 33.5 square miles with a population of 196,840 people. That’s down from the 52 square miles West Valley patrolled prior to the opening of the Topanga Area.
Our boundaries are now:
West Valley Area now has a total of 232 sworn personnel and 30 civilian personnel. Keep in mind that the total numbers fluctuate from deployment period to deployment period.
Note: a deployment period is 4 weeks. With the reduction in size, West Valley Area now has 6 Basic Cars that patrol the communities of:
• Commitment to Constitutional Policing
• Crime Reduction and Community Engagement
• Preparation for, Prevention of, and Response to Catastrophic and Terrorist Events
• Employee Wellness
• Maintaining the Personnel Strength of the Department