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Mission Statement & Overview

Portsmouth Police Department PatchMission Statement

The Portsmouth Police Department actively works in partnership with our community to protect, prevent crime and respectfully, justly and compassionately help all people.

Department Overview

The Portsmouth Police Department is budgeted for 68 full-time Police Officers, 27 Auxiliary (part-time) Police Officers and utilizes the services of 26 non-sworn civilian employees, including dispatchers and administrative staff. 

The Portsmouth Police Department, directed by the Police Commissioners, is organized into three divisions: Patrol, Investigative, and Administrative. 

The Patrol Division consists of uniformed officers, police K-9, motorcycle patrol, animal control, several members of the Seacoast Emergency Response Team, and a Police Explorer Post. 

Members of the Investigative Division are responsible for major crime investigations, juvenile investigations, Crime Stoppers, crime analysis and the undercover narcotics unit.
 

The Administrative Division includes several major components: Strategic Services, Personnel and Training and Administrative Services. The Strategic Services Unit includes Personnel and Training, Records, the Court Office, Communications Center, and IT Support. The Professional Standards Unit is responsible for the maintenance of all department policies and rules & regulations, the CALEA Accreditation Program, citizen complaints, Internal Affairs Investigations and proper handling of all Right-to-Know Requests. Administrative Services manages the department's financial services, the facility, fleet of department-owned vehicles, grants and department reports.

Read the PPD Strategic Plan 2020-2024 (PDF)
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Police Department

Station
3 Junkins Ave. Portsmouth, NH 03801
Hours

24/7 Operation

Business Hours:

8AM to 4PM

Records Unit

Phone
(603) 427-1500 / Special Events: (603) 610-7426
Fax
(603) 427-1510

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