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Police Department Budget Highlights

police The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) provides quality law enforcement services to the citizens of Albuquerque by working with neighborhoods to identify and abate conditions in the community that contribute to the occurrence of crime; by providing rapid dispatch and officer response to requests for emergency assistance; by conducting effective investigation of crimes through its specialized investigations units supported by the City's new crime laboratory; by operating crime prevention and community awareness programs; by cooperating with other law enforcement agencies and with other entities in the criminal justice system; and by providing strong internal support agencies.

APD is budgeted in four program strategies. The first, Neighborhood Policing, is responsible for most of the department's Community-Oriented Policing activities, as well as for responding to calls for service and crime prevention. The Neighborhood Policing program operates out of five area commands (Northeast, North Valley, Westside, Southeast, and Foothills) and includes a separate Metro Division to provide traffic and tactical enforcement. The second program strategy, Investigative Services, includes the Department's three specialized investigative units: The Special Investigations Division targets narcotics offenders and career criminals (gangs, vice, fugitives); the Criminal Investigations Division includes units that focus on sex crimes, armed robbery, homicide, property crimes, and juveniles; and the Metropolitan Crime Laboratory performs the department's criminalistics, identification, and evidence functions. The third program strategy is Central Support Services, which provides critical support to the department mission through the Office of the Chief and its other divisions, such as human resources, financial management, fleet and facilities management, planning, communications, records management, court services, and internal affairs. The final program strategy is Off-Duty Police Overtime, which provides a mechanism to allow businesses and other external entities to employ sworn officers during their off-duty hours.

Police Department Budget Highlights [pdf, 200k].

Mission

To strive to improve the quality of life in our city by protecting life and property, maintaining order, and reducing crime through education and prevention while upholding the Constitution and laws of the State of New Mexico, the United States, and the City of Albuquerque.