Local Innovation. Shared Knowledge. Stronger Communities.
A national showcase of law enforcement agencies and the positive community policing work they are doing within their own communities.
Community Policing Happens Locally. Its Lessons Can Be Shared Nationally.
Every community is different. A community policing strategy that succeeds in a rural sheriff's office may look very different from one implemented by a major metropolitan police department, state police agency, university police department, or suburban municipality.
The most effective strategies are often developed when law enforcement professionals understand the specific needs of the people they serve and work collaboratively with residents and community partners to develop practical solutions.
Community Policing Across America is designed to capture those ideas and make them accessible to the broader law enforcement profession.
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"A successful program in one community may become the inspiration for a solution in another."
One Profession. Thousands of Communities. Millions of Lessons.
Across the United States, law enforcement professionals are developing solutions to difficult public safety problems every day. Too often, those lessons remain within one department.
A successful program may receive a local news story, appear briefly on social media, or be discussed at a conference — and then disappear from the broader institutional memory of policing.
CommunityPolicing.com wants to change that. Our goal is to create a living national library of community policing practice.
See What Police Agencies Across America Are Doing
Search by state, agency, or community policing topic and discover programs being implemented by law enforcement professionals across the country.
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21 Community Policing Initiative Categories
Community Engagement
Neighborhood meetings, community academies, outreach, public events, community liaison programs.
Youth Engagement
Police athletic leagues, mentorship, school partnerships, youth academies, diversion programs.
Violence Reduction
Shooting reduction, focused deterrence, gang intervention, conflict prevention.
Crime Prevention
Residential burglary, auto theft, retail crime, fraud prevention.
Problem-Oriented Policing
SARA projects and recurring problem interventions.
Mental Health
Co-response, crisis intervention, behavioral health partnerships.
Homelessness
Outreach and service-based public safety programs.
Substance Abuse
Overdose prevention, treatment partnerships, diversion.
Traffic Safety
Crash reduction, impaired driving, pedestrian safety.
Domestic Violence
Victim services, lethality assessments, offender interventions.
Elder Safety
Fraud prevention, wellness programs, vulnerable adult protection.
School Safety
School partnerships, prevention, student engagement.
Immigrant & Refugee Outreach
Programs improving communication and access to law enforcement.
Community Trust & Legitimacy
Procedural justice initiatives and police-community relationship programs.
Officer Wellness
Programs supporting healthy and effective police personnel.
Reentry
Partnerships involving individuals returning from incarceration.
Environmental Crime Prevention
CPTED, nuisance abatement, environmental design.
Technology & Community Safety
Technology used to solve identifiable public safety problems.
Rural Community Policing
Programs developed specifically for rural jurisdictions.
Tribal Community Policing
Programs serving tribal communities.
Campus Community Policing
College and university programs.
What Problem Is Your Community Facing?
Search programs implemented by agencies facing similar challenges and discover what strategies they used.
Small Agency. Big Idea.
Many small police departments and sheriff's offices lack large budgets, research staffs, communications teams, or specialized units. That does not mean they lack innovation.
Some of the most creative community policing strategies begin with a small number of officers who recognize a problem and decide to do something differently. "Small Agency. Big Idea." highlights practical programs that may require creativity and partnership more than substantial financial resources.
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Your Agency Has Something to Teach.
Every agency has programs, partnerships, initiatives, and lessons worth sharing. Whether you represent a department of 10 officers or 10,000, your experience may help another law enforcement agency solve a problem within its own community.
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CommunityPolicing.com exists to share professional knowledge, not simply promotional material. Agency profiles should highlight positive work while remaining informative and useful to other practitioners.
- The problem
- The evidence
- The strategy
- The partnerships
- The implementation
- The results
- The limitations
- The lessons learned
Learn From It. Adapt It. Evaluate It.
CommunityPolicing.com encourages law enforcement agencies to learn from successful practices implemented by their peers. However, every jurisdiction is different. A strategy that produces positive results in one community may not generate the same results elsewhere. Agencies should evaluate local crime conditions, law, policy, resources, community expectations, available research, and operational circumstances before implementing another agency's program.