Operations

The Peterborough Police Service has an outstanding reputation for excellent service to our community and for achieving investigative results.

The largest and most visible Division of the Police Service is Operations. Officers assigned to this Division are the first responders of the Service. They are deployed by the Communications Unit, located within police headquarters. Referred to as Community Patrol, this Division utilizes a Team Policing concept, promoting crime prevention and shared responsibility with the community for solving crime and public order problems that may be unique to a specific area.

Community Policing is the process by which police and members of the community partner to improve community well being, safety and security through joint problem identification, analysis, response and evaluation.

Each year, Teams set goals and objectives, plan Team meetings, solicit the input of citizens who reside/work in their patrol area, and also promote the sharing and coordination of information between Teams.

• Area 1 – Police the heart of the city with a high concentration of commercial businesses.
• Area 2 – Police the north end of the city with a high concentration of residential, schools, business core and a university.
• Area 3 – Police primarily residential in the west end of the city with industrial areas in the south.
• Area 4 – Police mixed residential and commercial in the east and south part of the city.
• Area 5 – Police the Selwyn Township Lakefield Ward.
• Area 6 – Police the Township of Cavan Monaghan.

The Operations Division also includes Specialty Units including:

• Canine
• Traffic
• Alternative Response Unit (ARU)
• Auxiliary
• Emergency Response Team
• Community Services
• Community F.I.R.S.T
• Mobile Crisis Intervention Team 
• Addiction Specialist Team 
• Intimate Partner Violence Outreach Workers
• Remotely Piloted Aircraft System