Police

Police Department

• 244 sworn officers
• 60 non-sworn support staff
• Average Response Time (for January 1 - June 30, 2008)
  1. Emergency Calls: 4 minutes 7 seconds
  2. Urgent Calls: 5 minutes 10 seconds
  3. Past Calls: 7 minutes 4 seconds
  
  
  Roanoke Police use Geographic Policing containing four zones. Each zone has a police lieutenant, responsible for all patrol functions, community policing, school resource officers, personnel assignments and response to citizen concerns, serving as zone commander. Each zone also contains a Community Resource Officer, responsible for facilitating community policing and problem solving initiatives. The zones are:
  1. East of 581/220 to the city limits, south of the railroad tracks to the city limits, and including downtown.
  2. East of 581/220 to the city limits, north of the railroad tracks to the city limits.
  3. West of 581/220 to the city limits, south of the railroad tracks to the city limits.
  4. West of 581/220 to the city limits, north of the railroad tracks to the city limits.