Paul Humphrey

Paul Humphrey was sworn-in as chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) on September 27, 2024. A lifelong Louisville resident, Chief Humphrey joined LMPD as a patrol officer in 2006 following his graduation from the University of Louisville. Early in his career, Humphrey served as a patrol officer and patrol supervisor in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 6th divisions. A longtime member of the LMPD SWAT Team, Chief Humphrey was promoted to SWAT Team Commander in 2017. He is credited with restructuring the SWAT Team, creating a new culture of improvement and accountability while managing the team’s training, tactical planning and operating budget. In 2019, Humphrey was chosen to lead the LMPD training division before being promoted to Assistant Chief in 2021. 

As Assistant Chief, Humphrey managed the department’s $180 million budget, led new officer recruitment efforts and oversaw intelligence and crime data analysis for LMPD. 

In 2022, Chief Humphrey established the LMPD Accountability and Improvement Bureau, which led to the opening of The Summit Wellness Center, a state of the art facility promoting mental, physical, spiritual, social and financial wellness for police officers and other first responders in Louisville. He also played an integral role in leading LMPD’s police reform initiatives during and after the U.S. Department of Justice’s pattern and practice investigation of the department, which was released in 2023. He represented LMPD during the Department of Justice consent decree negotiations, before being named Interim Chief in June of 2024.