APD STAFFING & DEPLOYMENT STUDY
The Municipality of Anchorage and the Anchorage Police Department (APD) contracted with the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) to conduct a staffing and deplyment study of the Anchorage Police Department.
Read Here: APD PERF Study
Citizen Academy 2012-01
The Anchorage Police Department is accepting applications for the spring Citizen Police Academy which will run from February 29-May 16, 2012. Download the application and turn it into the Anchorage Police Department Headquarters located at 4501 Elmore Road or fax your application to 786-8538.
Mission Statement
The Anchorage Police Department's Mission is to protect and serve our community in the most professional and compassionate manner possible.
A Message from the Police Chief
On behalf of the Anchorage Police Department I’d like to welcome you to our webpage. The Anchorage Police Department’s Mission states that we are “to protect and serve our community in the most professional and compassionate manner possible.” I am proud to lead the men and women of the Anchorage Police Department who not only take pride in our mission and the community we serve, but strive to continually improve the quality of life for the citizens. After all, the public has justifiable expectations that the police should make citizens feel secure in their community.
The Anchorage Police Department has developed and implemented a long range blueprint for taking the Department through the next five years. This Strategic Plan not only provides a continued direction of the objectives of the Department, but also a gauge by which we can measure ourselves on a yearly basis. This year we continue to endeavor in our long range goals, while at the same time working hard to meet the immediate needs of a deserving community. As in the previous years, the philosophy of community policing is a priority. It is a philosophy of a true police and community collaboration. We must initiate and maintain relationships between the citizens and the police department. If we are successful, we stand a better chance of maintaining safe neighborhoods for this generation and those to come.
Sincerely,
Mark Mew
Chief of Police