Public Safety was addressed in Greeley in 1871 with the establishment of a police force under the leadership of its first Police Chief, S.B. Wright. Today, the Greeley Police Department has more than 205 sworn and civilian employees. In October, 2006, the department received an award from the International Association of Chiefs of Police for its participation in Neighborhood Building Blocks, a city-wide program aimed at solving neighborhood quality of life problems with the help of the residents of those same neighborhoods.
According to their Chief of Police, “The department’s sworn and civilian employees serve our customers via special assignments and well as the more “traditional” police roles. GPD maintains a SWAT team, bomb unit, traffic enforcement team, and a group of dedicated Victim Assistance employees and volunteers. We staff an E911 Call and Dispatch Center for the entire county in cooperation with the Weld County Sheriff’s Office. We participate in both drug and gang task forces. And we are active state-wide in police professional groups and committees.”
