Police Department

For emergencies dial 911.

If you need to report a non-emergency crime, you have a few options. That's why we offer complete instructions for reporting crimes online, over the phone, or in person.

Report a Crime

We use a third-party application to help you find your accident reports online. You can find your accidentreports with a simple search. Make sure you have one of the following identifiers:

• Report number
• Last name and date of the incident
• Last name and street

Search for Reports

Looking to request copies of public police records? The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) allows you to request copies or access to public police records.

FOIA Request

We're here to serve you. So it's important that you know who your police department leaders are. Our command staff are dedicated to serving the community. Each of them brings unique experience to their role in the department.

Learn more about the police leaders who work hard to serve our community.

• Chief of Police
• Deputy Police Chiefs

Our focus is on serving you everyday. We find that community policing helps us deliver the best service we can. Each of our community's neighborhoods has its own unique needs. We're dedicated to helping our officers specialize in serving each area. Community policing helps us make sure that we're giving your neighborhood the best possible service.

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Citizen Police Academy

Ever wonder what it's like to be a Police Officer? In our Citizen Police Academy program you'll get a peak at what our job is like.

• Learn about the Citizen Police Academy

Youth Programs

We offer programs specifically designed for children and young adults. If your child is interested in learning about what we do, they have a couple options.

• Learn about the Youth Police Academy
• Learn about IMPACT, the Police Chief's Youth Advisory Council
• Learn about the Police Explorers Program
• Learn about the Onbase Baseball League

"You Are Not Alone" (YANA) Check

YANA stands for "You Are Not Alone."  Volunteers visit elderly seniors who are shut-in or do not have family or friends to check in on them.

Apply Online

Vacation House Check

The Grand Rapids Police Department is pleased to provide the Vacation House Check service to members of our community.  To use this service, you must be absent from your home for at least 4 days and we need to receive this application at least 7 calendar days prior to your scheduled vacation.

Apply Online

Community-Police Relations

Deputy Police Chief Eric Payne recently joined Mayor Rosalynn Bliss on the Rapidian's City Connection broadcast. Watch Deputy Chief Payne talk about community-police relations.

Watch the Video

The Grand Rapids Police Department works with the help of the Volunteer & Neighborhood Services members to serve all community members.

If you are interested in finding ways to volunteer with the GRPD and serve our city, click the button below to learn more. Your knowledge and experience will count in a very meaningful way in our community!

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The most important part of our job is keeping you safe. We hope you never have to call us when the worst has happened. To help you prevent the worst from happening, we want to offer you some tips. You'll be surprised how much you can do to prevent crime inside and outside of your home.

You can still fall victim to a crime, even when you do everything right. We're here to help when that happens. Still, it helps to do everything you can to keep yourself, your family, and your property safe.

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The Police Department keeps a map of live traffic accident data. If you want to monitor Grand Rapids roads for traffic back-ups or other reasons, check out the map.

View the Map

If you have an issue with the way a Police Department employee handled a specific situation, we want to hear about it. To report an issue, you should contact our Internal Affairs Unit. We will hear your complaint and investigate it.

We also want to make sure that you have all of the information you need to understand the complaint process. That's why we've developed an online guide and a paper brochure.

CITIZEN COMPLAINT PROCEDURE GUIDE

Online Guide | PDF Brochure(PDF, 94KB)

If you need to file a complaint, we'll walk you through the process. Use the link below to learn more.

File a Complaint

The Michigan Sex Offenders Registration Act (SORA) requires registered offenders to stay away from student safety zones. If you believe a sex offender is within a prohibited area, call 911.

View the Map

Report Abandoned Vehicles

616-456-3310

Community Engagement Unit

616-456-3301     GRPDRecruiting@grcity.us

Detective Unit

616-456-3380

Fleet Management

616-456-3419

Forensic Services Unit

616-456-3359

Internal Affairs Unit

616-456-3480

Chief of Police

616-456-3364

Property Management Unit

616-456-4128

Public Information Officer (PIO)

616-456-3450     GRPDInfo@grcity.us

Records Unit

616-456-4177    

Office of Research & Planning (Accreditation)

616-456-3450

Special Response Team (SRT)

616-456-3244

Traffic Unit

616-456-3322

Training Unit

616-456-3330

Vice Unit

616-456-4800     GRPDVice@grcity.us

LGBTQ+ Liaison

616-456-3301

Do you have a security camera system at your residence or business?  You can register it with us so we can collect video if a crime happens in the area.

Click the link below and provide the necessary details. Please note: This does NOT give the police live access to your system. It simply lets the department know the location of cameras around the city. Having a database with known locations of surveillance cameras makes it faster for law enforcement to get video footage that may help solve a crime.

Register

Did you receive exceptional service from a member of the Grand Rapids Police Department? Would you like to thank someone for their professionalism or hard work? Do you think a member of the department should have their supervisor advised of their going above and beyond the call of duty?

Words of thanks and gratitude may be sent here and will find their way to the GRPD member and their supervisor.

Email Us

The Michigan Drug Forfeiture Law (MCL 333.7521) requires public notification of items seized by the Grand Rapids Police Department for 10 days. These notifications will take place in local news papers, as well as the GRPD Website. To view property seized by the department click below.

View Notifications