Grand Rapids Police Department
Your safety is our highest priority. We will work together as a department and in partnership with the community to ensure all people feel safe and are safe in Grand Rapids. We are committed to being an effective, inclusive, and modern police department and advancing public safety while earning the trust and pride of those we serve. We value service delivered with compassion and courage; equity in providing fair and just services for all individuals; integrity of purpose and action; and being transparent and accountable in all we do. I am proud to lead this department and to serve Grand Rapids.
(Updated February 2023)
GRPD Strategic Plan
We are committed to continuous learning, constant improvement, and policing in a manner embraced by our community, and which recognizes the Constitution as the foundation for policing and our success. Building trust, recruiting and retaining exceptional personnel, reducing crime, and seeking justice for victims is our focus. This strategic plan offers a roadmap for achieving success.
CALEA Accreditation
CALEA (Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies) accreditation, represents a third-party review of policies, practices, and processes against internationally accepted public safety standards.
We have attained certification in both law enforcement and communications (emergency communications center/911 dispatch). As part of our on-going certification process, CALEA has established a public portal to receive comments regarding GRPD's compliance with its standards, engagement in the service community, delivery of public safety services, and overall candidacy for accredited status. These comments can be in the form of commendations or concerns. The overall intent of the accreditation process is to provide the participating agency with information to support continuous improvement, as well as foster the pursuit of professional excellence.
IMPORTANT: CALEA is not an investigatory body and subsequently the public portal should not be used to submit information for such purposes. Additionally, there will be no response other than acknowledgement to submissions; however, the information will be considered in context to its relevancy to compliance with standards and the tenets of CALEA accreditation.
Commend an Officer
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.
Contact Us
Phone
Emergencies 911
Non-Emergencies 616-456-3400
Records 616-456-4177
Grand Rapids Police Department Headquarters
Email Us
Questions on
Crime Prevention
jniemchick@grcity.us
Hiring/Recruiting
Internships/Youth Programs
GRPDrecruiting@grcity.us
LGBTQ+ Liaison
mkaysserian@grcity.us
General Questions
GRPDinfo@grcity.us
