Oakwood Village Police Department

A suburban society and a community free from crime and disorder will remain a goal that is impossible to achieve. Nevertheless, consistent with the values of a free society, it is the primary and utmost objective of the Oakwood Village Police Department to as closely as possible approach this ideal. The functional goals and objectives of the Oakwood Village Police Department are stated in the following value statements.

We are service oriented. We see our community in a partnership role. Our citizens are our partners and we place our greatest value on human life and human dignity being committed to giving first priority to situations that threaten life. Using force when necessary and treating all persons with courtesy and respect.

As those who bear the public trust in our service, we are accountable to each other as well as to the citizens whom we are sworn to serve and who are the sources of our authority. Therefore, we are committed to communicating openly and honestly among ourselves and with our community, understanding the importance of community values and expectations and being responsive to community concerns, acknowledging our mistakes and being open to constructive criticism.

As a department dedicated to professional service, we are constantly striving to work with our community to solve problems with high priority to crime prevention and community safety. With a great deal of pride in who we are and what we do as professionals, we are proud of the trust, which the public places in us individually and as a department.

We constantly strive to improve our department and to make it more effective and responsive realizing that we are a part of the fast paced ever changing social, economic and political system, committing ourselves to remain administratively and organizationally flexible in order to adapt to these changes in contemporary society.

As those dedicated to public service, we recognize the importance of a partnership and cooperation both within our own agency as well as with other departments, agencies and ultimately Oakwood Village itself. We believe that cooperation and teamwork will enable and enhance our abilities to blend our skills and styles in order to effectively achieve common goals that will continue to keep Oakwood Village a safe and desirable community.