Community Policing

Community policing builds partnerships to prevent crime.

The community-oriented policing and problem-solving unit builds and maintains relationships with the community.

Community policing is a collaborative effort involving police officers and the community to address problems affecting the community. In addition to normal field work, the COPPS unit:

• Offers security programs to enhance safety at home and at work, including security surveys
• Coordinates community programs such as National Night Out, Operation Rudolph, the All Nets No Drugs basketball tournament, and Trunk or Treat
• Speaks to neighborhood and apartment groups
• Provides free residential and business security surveys
• Advocate and support the crime-free multi-housing program for multifamily and rental communities
• Reduces crime, drug use and gang activity in apartment complexes and residential areas
• Proactively work to solve community problems and issues
• Coordinates school resources officers for the Blue Valley School District, Shawnee Mission School District, and St. Thomas Aquinas High School.