Atascadero Police Department

Atascadero Police Department is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the City of Atascadero in San Luis Obispo County, California, based at 5505 El Camino Real. The department serves residents, businesses, and visitors within Atascadero limits in San Luis Obispo County. Its area of responsibility covers patrol and response to calls for service, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations inside the city, and community policing programs that support local neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Atascadero sits across a California jurisdiction where seasonal and year-round residents share the roads, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety inside the city. Public safety emergencies in Atascadero should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Atascadero city, CA has an estimated population of 29,735.