Sacramento Police Department

Service, Protection, Dedication since 1849

About

The mission of the Sacramento Police Department is to work in partnership with the Community to protect life and property, solve neighborhood problems, and enhance the quality of life in our City.

Your SacPD

Your SacPD

The Sacramento Police Department strives to represent excellence in policing. We do this by anticipating trends, being proactive in all areas, and addressing potential crises before they arise. Our dedication to crime prevention is further strengthened through open and effective communication with the community we are honored to serve. 

 

As valued members of the community, you play a pivotal role in keeping your neighborhoods safe and aiding us in our mission to reduce crime. Our shared committment to public safety is our greatest asset.

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Call our Non-Emergency Number: 916-808-5471

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Non-Emergency Number

If you experiencing an emergency, or are calling about crime that is in-progress right now, please call 9-1-1.

For all other situations, you can reach us at our non-emergency number: 916-808-5471.

Use this number for crimes that already occured, when offenders are no longer on scene, for noise complaints, to speak with an officer, or for other non-emergency situations.

You can also email us regarding non-emergency questions or concerns.

Email the Sacramento Police Department

We're hiring!

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Join SacPD

We need people like you. Our police department recruiters are committed to connecting with qualified individuals with a desire to serve the citizens and neighborhoods in the City of Sacramento.

The Backgrounds and Recruiting Unit resides within the police department’s Personnel Division, with an overarching mission to foster community relationships, strengthen trust and support partnerships.

Specifically, when it comes to recruiting, our goal is to hire the very best and highest quality individuals to build a professional, vibrant, inclusive and progressive police department.

Please visit our Join website for more information

Meet the Chief

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Chief of Police Katherine Lester

Chief Lester joined the Sacramento Police Department in 1994 as a dispatcher, became a community service officer in 1995 and a sworn officer in 1996. She has worked in Patrol, Traffic, Recruiting, Internal Affairs, Criminal Intelligence, and served as an Executive Lieutenant in the North Patrol Command. She has led the Contracts Services Division, Personnel and Fiscal Division, the Downtown Patrol Command, the Division of Outreach and Engagement and Police Services for the Sacramento City Unified School District. She also has overseen the Office of Specialized Services.

Read more about your SacPD Leadership Team

Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS)

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Historical Flight Data

SPD makes historical flight data from our UAS program available on a regular basis.

See UAS Flight Data

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