Salt Lake City Police Department
| Salt Lake City Police Department | |
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| Common name | Salt Lake City Police |
| Abbreviation | SLCPD, SLPD |
Patch of the Salt Lake City Police Department
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| Motto | Serving with Integrity |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1851 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Salt Lake City in the state of Utah, USA |
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| Map of Salt Lake City Police Department's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 110.4 square miles (286 km2) |
| Population | 180,651 |
| Legal jurisdiction | Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Headquarters | 475 South 300 East, Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Parent agency | Salt Lake City |
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| SLCPD site | |
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Salt Lake City Police Department (SLCPD) is headquartered in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, United States at 475 South and 300 East, one block east of the Salt Lake City Public Library. This headquarters is called the Salt Lake City Public Safety Building and is shared with the Salt Lake City Fire Department. The department was founded in 1851, under the newly created City Charter, when the Mayor authorized a police department to be created and forty men were appointed, earning 25 cents-an-hour. The SLCPD is a member city of the Major Cities Chiefs Association in its Western Region.
The vision statement articulates the beliefs and values of the Salt Lake City Police Department and defines the ultimate goal and what all employees will work to achieve. “We will build upon the noble traditions of integrity and trust to foster a culture of serve, respect, and compassion toward our employees and the communities we serve.”
The mission of the Salt Lake City Police Department outlines the specific ways each employee will work to achieve the vision of the department for the city and its residents and visitors. “We will serve as guardians of our community to preserve life, maintain human rights, protect property, and promote individual responsibility and community commitment.”
The core values of the Salt Lake City Police Department are:
Chief of Police Mike Brown was appointed by Mayor Jackie Biskupski on May 3, 2016. Chief Brown at that time had served for 25 years in the Salt Lake City Police Department and had held a number of positions, including commander of the Special Operations Bureau. In that role, he oversaw SWAT, the Safe Streets Gang Task Force, the metro narcotics task force, the organized-crime unit, the motorcycle squad and other areas. Chief Brown developed and implemented the Salt Lake Information Center (SLIC) and other real-time crime center concepts in order to provide immediate information to officers in the field and increase efficiency. He coordinated and worked with the Occupy Movement in Salt Lake City. Additionally, during the 2002 Olympics, Chief Brown served as the site commander for the Olympic Torch Relay and Demonstration site.
Assistant Chief Tim Doubt has been with the Salt Lake City Police Department since 1989. Promoted to Assistant Chief in 2016, he serves as Chief of Staff of the Police Department. Over the course of his career, Chief Doubt has worked, supervised or commanded almost every function within the police department. Like all SLCPD officers, he started in Patrol. He then served as an officer in SWAT, Narcotics, Mountain Bikes, and Gang Suppression. As a commander, he has supervised Watch Command, Internal Affairs, Training Academy, Special Investigations, Logistics, Technology, Budget and Special Operations (Motors, K9, Bombs, and SWAT). Chief Doubt is currently the Chief of Staff for the Police Department. As such, he directs all day-to-day operations of the Police Department. He also has responsibility to ensure the Chief’s priorities and visions are communicated, implemented and completed; including CompStat.
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