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City Departments

Police Department

Chief of Police

Police ChiefLetter from the Police Chief

Greetings, welcome to the Southfield Police Department website. We are a forward-thinking department, which practices a business approach to government. We treat the public and our employees like customers. The focus of our mission is a mutual respect for all.

We have received several State and local awards and recognition for our community policing and crime prevention programs.

Our staff believes in working closely with the community and other City departments to solve problems before they become law enforcement incidents. Working with you makes us more efficient and effective.

The City continues to experience a decrease in serious crime due to a dedicated professional staff, civilian support personnel and committed Southfield volunteers.

As a community policing department, our goal is to keep Southfield a safe and secure place in which to live, work and play.

Please call to make an appointment to tour one of our stations, or ride along with one of your officers. We look forward to hearing from you.

Dr. Joseph E. Thomas, Jr.
Chief of Police
(248) 796-5300


 

Did You Know?


  • SPD has 75 sworn officers with college degrees, 23 of which are Associates Degrees, 42 of which are Bachelors Degrees, nine of which are Masters Degrees, and one of which is a Doctorate Degree.

  • Four Command Officers are graduates of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

  • SPD has Officers that can speak seven different languages.

  • SPD provides 5,900 hours of training for its officers annually.

  • SPD has 15 evidence technicians known as “specialists” (CSI Southfield) that document, preserve and collect evidence at crime scenes.