Alberta Provincial Police


The Alberta Provincial Police was a police force active in Alberta, Canada, from 1917 until 1932.
In 1917, the Royal Northwest Mounted Police left Alberta due to a lack of sufficient resources in light of its increased responsibilities for national security during World War I and possibly its reluctance to again enforce Prohibition law recently put into effect by the Alberta government after its experience doing so during territorial times. It was replaced by the newly created Alberta Provincial Police on March 1, 1917, which was responsible for provincial policing until 1932, when it was eliminated as a cost-cutting measure during the Great Depression. On November 9, 2019 Premier Jason Kenney announced a panel exploring the benefits of reinstating the APP, along with other policies regarding the return of federal programs to Alberta's jurisdiction.
Today the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's "K" Division is responsible for provincial policing in Alberta and the Alberta Sheriffs Branch is responsible for additional provincial law enforcement.

Ranks

Known ranks on the force:

Board of Commissioners

Alberta Provincial Police stations were known as barracks or detachments with about 100 when the force was created in 1917.
The province was divided into division regions: Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary, Lethbridge, Peace River, and Grande Prairie.

Equipment and vehicles

Land fleet