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The Detroit Police Department and its 2,200 officers are responsible for policing Detroit’s 139 square miles. Through innovative crime fighting programs like Cease Fire, Project Green Light, and the new Real Time Crime Center, Detroit has seen sustained reductions in nearly every category of crime.

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The Detroit Police Department’s mission 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.

Our social media pages are intended to serve as a gateway for communication in bridging the gap between Detroit’s diverse community and the Detroit Police Department. Courteous and respectful comments are encouraged.

The Detroit Police Department does not discriminate against commentators nor their views. However, we reserve the right to delete the following:

1) Comments that are derogatory or discriminatory of a constitutionally protected class, e.g. racist comments;

2) Comments that are violent, vulgar, harassing, obscene, profane, or hateful;

3) Suggestion or encouragement of illegal activity;

4) Threats or defamation of any person or organization;

5) Posts containing the personal identifying information of a third party

6) Copyrighted or trademarked images or graphics without the owner’s approval

Freedom of speech and expression is encouraged within our community guidelines. Please note that the opinions of followers/fans/writers on the DPD pages do not reflect the views of the department or the City of Detroit.