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Community Oriented Policing

Mission

The mission of the Salt Lake City Police Department is to work with the citizens of Salt Lake City to preserve life, maintain human rights, protect property, and promote individual responsibility and community commitment.

Commitment

The Salt Lake City Police Department is committed to providing high-quality, Community Oriented Police services with sensitivity.

Community Oriented Policing

The Salt Lake City Police Department has adopted a community based philosophy that recognizes the interdependence and shared responsibility of the police and community in crime reduction and prevention. This philosophy allows greater coordination with other city departments, public and private social agencies, and citizens to address crime-related problems and issues.

Community Oriented Policing strengthens the partnership among citizens, police, and public/private agencies. All are joint shareholders in the vitality and livability of Salt Lake City's neighborhoods and business districts. This approach helps identify and provide remedies for root causes of crime and disorder.

Crime Prevention

"A prevention of attitudes and behaviors directed both at reducing the threat of crime and enhancing the sense of safety and security, to positively influence the quality of life in our society, and to help develop environments where crime cannot flourish." - Crime Prevention Coalition

Principles of Crime Prevention:

Crime Prevention Is:
Crime Prevention Requires:
Crime Prevention Improves:
  • Everyone's business
  • More than security
  • A responsibility of all levels of government
  • Linked with solving social issues
  • Cost effective
  • A central position in law enforcement.
  • Active cooperation among all elements of the community.
  • Education.
  • Tailoring to local needs and conditions.
  • Continual testing and improvement.
  • The quality of life for every community.

Community Action Team

The primary goal of the Community Team is the Police Department's interfacing with citizens, to work closer with neighborhood/community councils, and to look to solving problems in the neighborhoods with the neighbors as partners. There are seven sworn officers assigned to this area. They are assigned to geographic areas based on city council districts.

The Community Action Team Detectives are dedicated to the following:

Services Offered:

Volunteer Opportunities:

Why is Crime Prevention Important?