The purpose of the department of police is to protect and to serve. The department protects the right of all persons within its jurisdiction to be free from criminal attack, to be secure in their possessions, and to live in peace. The department serves the people of the City of Saint Paul by performing the policing function in a professional manner, and it is to these people that the department is ultimately responsible.
In doing so, the department is committed to developing and maintaining community-oriented policing prevention programs and a problem-oriented policing philosophy.
Revised July 1, 2011