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The vision of the police department is to ensure Oklahoma City is one of the safest cities in the country through strong community relationships, innovative strategies and healthy, well-trained officers.

The mission of the Oklahoma City Police Department is to deliver exceptional police services to our community with integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and equity

OUR CORE VALUES

Integrity - Adherence to moral and ethical principles.
Compassion - A genuine feeling of sympathy for others, accompanied by a desire to help.
Accountability - The state of remaining accountable, liable or answerable.
Respect - Showing due regard to other’s feelings, rights, wishes and traditions.
Equity - The quality of being fair and impartial.

About Us

The Oklahoma City Police Department, with a uniformed force of over 1100 officers and 300 civilian employees, protects citizens and property from criminal activity, keeps the peace, enforces laws, apprehends criminals and helps prepare cases for prosecution.
The Oklahoma City Police Department has a central police headquarters, and five substations. Officers are responsible for protecting the citizens and responding to calls within the City, encompassing approximately 620 square miles.

Our Team

Our department is made up of a diverse team of police officers from a variety of different backgrounds, but we’re all here for the same purpose: to create a safer Oklahoma City for our residents and visitors. As an OKC police officer you’ll work with a team of peers that you’ll come to know as family.

Meet the staff

Why Oklahoma City?