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Guiding Document Summary <br />The Louisville Police Department's Guiding Document is intended to provide direction and <br />guidance to help determine our agency's future direction and help establish measurable <br />objectives. With this document, the Leadership Team at the department aims to establish a <br />foundation for what we aspire to become. This document will outline ways in which we <br />believe we can most effectively deliver police services now and in the future. The plan <br />builds upon elements currently found within our organization's Mission Statement, Essence, <br />and Values. It is through these guiding principles that we best serve our community. <br />,✓ <br />LA City. <br />The Louisville Police Department (LOPD) provides public safety services to preserve a safe <br />and secure quality of life for our community. This can only be done in partnership with <br />those who live in, work in, and visit our city. We prioritize and embody true community <br />policing in what we do and how we interact with others. The officers and professional staff <br />at the police department take pride in providing high value police services to all we <br />encounter. We strive to be a proactive police department and do not simply respond <br />reactively to calls for service. We continuously work to build and maintain positive <br />relationships within our own department and with community stakeholders. <br />Our 2025 personnel, consisting of 35 sworn officers and 10 professional staff members, <br />provide a broad spectrum of law enforcement services. This includes responding to <br />emergency and non -emergency calls for service, crime prevention assessments and <br />programs, criminal investigations, traffic enforcement, animal control and code <br />enforcement, and records and evidence management. We serve a diverse community of <br />approximately 21,000 members with pride. We value all of our excellent working <br />relationships with our regional public safety partner organizations and will continue to <br />pursue that worthwhile endeavor. We will continue to work in a manner that meets the <br />contemporary standards of professional policing while constantly evaluating trends within <br />our profession, so as to seek more efficient and purposeful ways of operating. The elements <br />in this document will help move our agency toward our vision of being a forward -thinking <br />police department with well -trained staff and modern equipment. These qualities will allow <br />us to continue providing the best possible police service to the community. We will strive to <br />be a law enforcement agency where people want to come work, and more importantly, <br />where they want to stay. As we set our path forward, we are always seeking exceptional <br />people to join us as we work to achieve great things in Louisville. <br />This document was created through, and after, an examination of current operational needs while <br />simultaneously attempting to anticipate the future needs of the department in the coming years. This <br />document is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of actions to be taken. Nor should other ideas or strategies, <br />not contained herein, be delayed pending the creation of a new plan. This document should be reviewed <br />annually to determine if modifications or updates are necessary to meet changing circumstances. As such, it <br />should be considered a living document subject to change when appropriate. <br />3 <br />