Halton Region Police, Oakville, ON

Prior to 1974, the County of Halton consisted of the Towns of Burlington, Oakville, Milton, Georgetown, and Acton, as well as the Townships of Esquesing and Nassagaweya. Acton and the two Townships were policed by the Ontario Provincial Police, while the remaining municipalities each maintained their own force.
Effective January 1st of that year, the County was reorganized into the Regional Municipality of Halton, comprised of the City of Burlington, and the Towns of Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills. As part of the amalgamation, the four existing municipal police forces were merged into the Halton Regional Police Service.
The Ontario Provincial Police policed the remainder of the Region until 1975, after which time the HRPS expanded and assumed responsibility for the entire area.
At the time of its founding, the Halton Regional Police Service had a total strength of 205 uniformed officers and 45 civilians.
Since then, the HRPS has grown to become a world-class police service whose mission it is to provide efficient and effective community-based policing to the residents of, and visitors to, Halton Region.
The Halton Regional Police Service is proud to serve Halton Region's more than 439, 000 residents as partners and as friends. To meet the needs of Canada's fastest-growing regional municipality and ensure that Halton Region remains as safe tomorrow as it is today, the Service has established three Districts and five police Divisions.