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Los Angeles Police Department in the popular media.
Books
- The Onion Field, Joseph Wambaugh, 1973
- Helter Skelter, Vincent Bugliosi 1974
- Boot: An L.A.P.D. Officer's Rookie Year, William C. Dunn, 1996
- One Time: The Story of A South Central Los Angeles Police Officer, Brian S. Bentley, 1997
- Chief: My Life in the LAPD, Daryl F. Gates, Bantam Books, 1992
Novels
- The New Centurions, Joseph Wambaugh, 1970
- The Choirboys, Joseph Wambaugh, 1975
- L.A. Confidential, James Ellroy, 1990 (& 1997 motion picture)
- White Jazz, James Ellroy, 1993
- Books by best-selling author Michael Connelly featuring Harry Bosch, an iconoclastic LAPD Detective
- Books by author Stephen J. Cannell about LAPD detective Shane Scully.
Motion pictures
- Assault on Precinct 13, 1976
- The Choirboys, 1977
- Blue Thunder, 1983
- The Terminator (and sequels), 1984
- To Live And Die In L.A., 1985
- Cobra, 1986
- Lethal Weapon (and sequels), 1987
- Dragnet, 1987
- Colors, 1988
- Die Hard, 1988
- Lionheart, 1990
- Boyz N the Hood, 1991
- Showdown in Little Tokyo, 1991
- Deep Cover, 1992
- Reservoir Dogs, 1992
- Menace II Society, 1993
- Last Action Hero, 1993
- Speed, 1994
- Heat, 1995
- LAPD: To Protect and Serve, 1995
- Virtuosity, 1995
- L.A. Confidential, 1997
- Speed 2, 1997
- Rush Hour, 1998
- Blue Streak, 1999
- Training Day, 2001
- Dark Blue, 2002
- Showtime, 2002
- You're Under Arrest: No Mercy Movie, 2002
- National Security, 2003
- 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out, 2003
- S.W.A.T., 2003
- Wonderland, 2003
- Collateral, 2004
- Crash, 2004
- Hostage, 2005
- Constantine, 2005
- Dirty, 2005
- Badge of Honor: An Insider's History of the LAPD, 2005
- The Black Dahlia, 2006
Television programs
- Dragnet, 1951-1959, 1966-1970, etc.
- Adam-12, 1968-1975
- Columbo, 1968-2003
- Police Woman, 1974-1978
- Hunter, 1984-1991
- Mathnet, 1987-1996
- LAPD: Life On the Beat, 1995-1998
- 24, 2001-present
- Boomtown, 2002-2003
- Fastlane, 2002-2003
- The Shield, 2002-present
- The Closer, 2005-present
- Wanted, 2005-present
- Punk'd, 2005
- Heroes, 2006
- Day Break, 2007
- Medium (TV series) Medium, 2002-present
- Numb3rs, 2005-present (occasional appearance)
NOTE Due to the LAPD's disapproval of the Department's portrayal on The Shield, the police uniforms worn by its cast differ in certain respects, such as the design of the badges and their placement on the uniform.
NOTE In order to trick Viva La Bam star Bam Margera on MTV's Punk'd, Ashton Kutcher received special permission from the LAPD to use the real LAPD SWAT team.
Video games
- Police Quest IV: Open Season, 1993
- Daryl F. Gates Police Quest: SWAT, 1995
- Duke Nukem 3D, 1996
- Future Cop: LAPD, 1998
- Police Quest: SWAT 2, 1998
- SWAT 3, 1999
- True Crime: Streets of LA, 2003
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, 2004 (Fictionalized "Los Santos" Police, based on LAPD)
- SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate, 2006
- 24: The Game, 2006
- L.A. Noire, 2008
- Urban Chaos: Riot Response, 2006
- The Shield, 2007
Music
- The Offspring released the song "L.A.P.D." on their 1992 album Ignition. The lyrics referred to the ongoing scandals of brutality within the department.
- System of a Down's song "Deer Dance" from the album "Toxicity" is about police brutality, LAPD in particular.
- Sublime's song "April 29, 1992 (Miami)" is about the riots.
- (L.A.P.D.)CD(1997)- L.A.P.D. (band) Band Members: David Silveria, Garr/Reginald Arvizu, James Shaffer & Richard Morales. All but Richard will turn into the band known as Korn.