Police Bureaus

The Police Uniformed Services Bureau provides front-line law enforcement services around the clock out of three districts, McKellips, Via Linda, Foothills, and includes Special Operations. District police officers respond to calls for service and critical incidents, initial criminal and traffic collision investigations, traffic enforcement and education, and community policing and outreach. The Special Operations Division, through the Patrol Enforcement Section and Traffic Enforcement Section, provides additional services to the department, including traffic enforcement, bicycle patrol, mounted patrol, canine support, street-based priority patrol, school safety with crisis canine support, special events management and staffing, prisoner detention, and specialized crisis response.

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The City of Scottsdale has used photo enforcement technology since 1996 to supplement police department efforts to reduce red-light running and speeding.

Learn about our photo enforcement program

Scottsdale off-duty police officers can be hired by the public to perform security and traffic control services. Officers are often hired to provide security and traffic control at large and small events, traffic control for projects in the roadway, security for meetings, and many other situations.

Hiring an Off-Duty Officer

The Professional Standards and Investigative Services Bureau provides investigative support and oversees the training of department staff, and includes Investigations, Professional Standards, and Forensic Services. Investigations is comprised of specialized detectives and analysts responsible for completing thorough and complex investigations, including persons and property crimes, as well as drug enforcement and tactical response. Professional Standards includes the Community Engagement Section, Internal Affairs, and Training. This department has oversight of the incident review boards, the Honor Guard program, and department Chaplains. Forensic Services is an accredited laboratory and crime scene service that ensures all investigations successful disposition through the identification, documentation, collection, analysis, and preservation of physical evidence. Crisis Intervention is composed of credentialed behavioral health specialists that provide crisis counseling and referral services for victim-related, accident-related, and behavioral health emergencies.

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The Operational Services Bureau provides operational, technical, and administrative support to the division, and includes Technical Services, Strategic Initiatives, Personnel Services, and Support Services. The department works in collaboration with other city departments providing administrative support in areas of information technology, citywide municipal security, logistics, budgeting, strategic planning, research and accreditation, policy development, police records, recruitment and background investigations, employee wellness, 9-1-1 communications, and real-time crime center operations.

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