Police Department - Patrol Services Bureau

Neighborhood Based Service Delivery

Neighborhood Based Service Delivery

The City of Des Moines has embarked upon a new program incorporating assets from all city departments in an effort to enhance the quality of services to the designated neighborhoods.

Ten sergeants have been selected from the Police Department and assigned to work with members of other city departments as individual teams. Other team members will represent the following: Fire Department; Parks and Recreation; Water Works; Public Works and Housing/Health and Zoning. The primary objective of the teams will be to assist the neighborhood in identifying and prioritizing concerns, planning a course of action and implementing a solution to the problem. The final stage will be to stabilize and revitalize the neighborhoods.

The sergeants are utilizing fully equipped, marked vehicles with a color scheme new and unique to this department. They are white SUVS' with a distinctive blue and gold striping package and decals designating them as part of the Neighborhood Enforcement Team. The housing/zoning inspectors will also have similar vehicles.


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City of Des Moines, Iowa
Police Department