Office of the Chief of Police, Peoria PD

Welcome to the Peoria Police Department's Official web site. I hope that you find it to be informative and responsive to your needs. The Peoria Police Department is absolutely dedicated to making our City safer and improving the quality of life on every street, every block, and every neighborhood. This Department will not be content with the status quo. We will not be content with the open drug dealing and prostitution. We will not be accepting of the crime and disorder that can destroy a community. It is my goal, and the goal of every member of this Department, to foster positive change by raising the bar of behavior that is deemed acceptable in our neighborhoods. In many instances, it is not actual crime that destroys public confidence and security. It is often the totality of minor acts of disorderliness that foster an exaggerated perception of crime. Every person, regardless of race, ethnicity, or income level has a right to walk out of their home and not be bombarded on a daily basis by the types of activities that can destroy quality of life. As a community, we must re-educate those that would disturb the peace. We must cease to tolerate the littering, loitering, loud music, profane language and other "minor" violations of the laws and ordinances. We must as a society regain a sense of respect; respect for our elders, our neighbors, and our neighborhoods. The police play a major role in this effort but quite frankly, we cannot do it alone. If we are to be successful in launching a major upswing in quality of life in Peoria, we must all work together, in every facet of our society.

The Office of the Chief of Police handles the day-to-day operations of managing the Police Department. It is primarily responsible for the overall management and direction of the police department, which includes several divisions. In addition, the Chief's Office is responsible for liaison with other City departments, elected City officials, governmental and private sector agencies, and various community and neighborhood organizations.

The Department's local and regional recruiting activities are conducted by the Special Operations Division-Community Services Officer (s), Administrative Division, Training Division, and City of Peoria Human Resources Department. The Department conducts a variety of activities at colleges and universities. Police representatives attend job fairs, make special presentations to classes, and develop relationships with institutions offering police-related fields of study.

In addition, Administration is responsible for formulation and administration of the budget.

Strategic Planning is responsible for crime analysis, multi-year planning, manpower allocation analysis, systems analysis, contingency planning, grant formulation and administration, and production of annual reports.

Management Analyst is responsible for grant administration, budget processing (both operating and capital improvement), and auditing.

Fiscal affairs is responsible for the centralization of the department's payroll and assisting in the department's budgeting process. Fiscal Affairs is also responsible for ordering, maintaining, and distributing the department's central supplies and processing all account payable vouchers.

Website Initially Developed by: James C. Hurban, Peoria Police Department Management Analyst,
under the direction of then Chief Arthur Kelly, in 1997. Since his departure it has been managed by personnel of the
Peoria Police Department for growth, development, and updates.

These things were done with the input and help of many, many people.

600 SW Adams Street Peoria, Illinois 61602 Ph.: 309-673-4521 Fax: 309-494-8336