We invite you on tour our Bureau and precincts, talk with our command staff and officers, and go on a ride-along.

The Portland Police Bureau embraces the philosophy of community policing, which is a cooperative effort joining residents, business owners and officers working together to resolve neighborhood issues and reduce crime.

The Portland Police Bureau maintains three state-of-the-art precincts, with over 1,000 sworn personnel and 350 professional staff. We are the largest police agency in Oregon.

Our officers work and live by a set of values and we uphold high standards for hiring, training and promotion. This translates into having the best people for the job.

Mission, Vision & Goals

Mission Statement

The mission of the Portland Police Bureau is to reduce crime and the fear of crime by working with all citizens to preserve life, maintain human rights, protect property, and promote individual responsibility and community commitment.

Values

The organizational values of the Portland Police Bureau are:
Integrity
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Excellence
Service

Community goals:

Focus efforts on repeat calls for service and chronic offenders
Enhance the community and police relationship

Organizational goals:

Develop and encourage personnel
Continuously improve work processes

Human Goals:

The Portland Police Bureau, which exists to protect and serve the community, must always be guided by the principle that the individual has infinite dignity and worth. In all that we do, we must show respect for the citizens we serve, and for the men and women of the Portland Police Bureau, recognizing and encouraging their individual needs, aspirations and capabilities.

The attainment of these goals requires that we strive to:

• Attract to the Police Bureau a diverse group of individuals with ability, dedication, and capacity for growth.
• Provide the opportunity for everyone to rise to as high a level of responsibility and interest as desired, dependent only on that individual’s talent, diligence and commitment.
• Train and support Bureau members to be the best they can be.
• Make the Portland Police a model of equal opportunity for all regardless of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation or physical challenge.
• Contribute to the improvement of our community, especially to those citizens in need, by maximizing our human resources while maintaining full effectiveness in the performance of our primary mission: service to the community.