As of 2016 the Port of Seattle Police had 108 commissioned law enforcement officers and a support staff of 33 persons.

[2][3][4] The department has had one line-of-duty death, Corporal Ronald Parker who died in 1987 while struggling with a suspect.

In addition to those, the department has a six-officer bomb disposal unit activated from specially trained patrol officers on an as-needed basis; a twelve dog, full-time K-9 team; and contributes personnel to Valley SWAT (VSWAT), a regional SWAT team jointly maintained by the port and the cities of Auburn, Federal Way, Kent, Renton and Tukwila.

[3] As of 2011, the average pay for port police officers was $111,469, including overtime.

[3][7][8][9] The department has mutual aid arrangements with the municipalities of SeaTac, Tukwila, Renton, Kent and Federal Way, that allow it to summon officers from those jurisdictions in an emergency, and can also request support from the Washington State Patrol.