Get to know MPD's Community Outreach Coordinators
Community Outreach Coordinators are located at each of the Districts. The task of each Community Outreach Coordinator varies, based on that particular police district and its Police Service Areas (PSAs). Each Coordinator serves as the liaison between the community and the police department.
The duties of the Coordinator include the following:
arranging community events, speaking engagements and projects for the districts to engage officers and members of the community in positive interaction
providing members of the community with methods of addressing public safety concerns, as well as nuisance concerns, affecting the quality of life in the neighborhoods
monitoring internal crime intelligence reports; organizing crime prevention activities, safety tips, crime and arrest data, as well as alerts to make the community aware of crime trends supporting groups, like Court Watch and Neighborhood Watch; arranging school presentations, including appearances with McGruff the Crime Dog© to ensure public safety is addressed at the school level monitoring and moderating online group communication and other methods of correspondence between stakeholders and the police department, and establishing and maintaining active working relationships to improve police services with community stakeholders, including work with the district’s local Citizen Advisory Council, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners, City Council Offices, Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services, and local service-providing government agencies.
Get Involved
Stay informed about what's happening and ways to make your community safer by joining one of the online discussion groups (hosted by Google Groups). Each group is dedicated to a single police district.
You can also learn what's happening citywide through social media.