Official Facebook Page of the Statesboro Police Department located in Statesboro, GA.
This department is headed by the Police Chief, and is headquartered in the Police Station at 25 West Grady Street. The department has 72 sworn officers and 15 civilian personnel, primarily in records and dispatching. The department offers a full range of policing services, including preventive patrol, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations, crime prevention, drug prevention, and a special response team to deal with unusually sensitive incidents. The department operates under the community policing concept, which stresses involvement with the community, and placing resources where they are most needed. It also stresses trying to remove the root causes of crime and neighborhood deterioration. The Department is made up of three Bureaus: Patrol Bureau, Investigations Bureau, and Support Services Bureau, and an Office of Professional Standards.
The Patrol Bureau is responsible for preventive patrol, traffic enforcement, and response to calls for service. The Bureau is divided into four shifts so that protection is provided 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Officers typically work a 43-hour work-week, counting time spent writing reports and attending the various courts in which their cases are presented. The Patrol Bureau has an officer assigned to Statesboro High School as a School Resource Officer. The K-9 Unit is assigned to the Patrol Bureau and is made up of one certified canine and one certified K-9 Handler.
The Investigations Bureau is comprised of the Detective Section, Code Enforcement, and the Crime Scene Technician/ Evidence Custodian. The Detective Section is responsible for in-depth investigations of crimes in order to build successful cases for prosecution. The Bureau works closely with the district attorney's staff and investigators from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bulloch County Sheriff's Office, and the GSU Police Department.
The Support Services Bureau is comprised of the Public Relations Unit, all new officers who are in the process of completing field training, and the Support Services Section, which includes the Accreditation Manager, Communications Section, Records Unit, all Police Recruits, and the Support Services Sergeant who serves as the Department’s Quartermaster. The Support Services Bureau is also responsible for all Department training.
The Office of Professional Standards is responsible for the Department's recruiting and hiring and internal affairs.
The mission of the Statesboro Police Department is to create a safer community by reducing crime, building trust, and ensuring the safety of our citizens within the framework of the United States Constitution.
