The mission of the Alexandria Police Department is to provide competent, courteous, professional and community oriented police services. We are committed to maintaining and enhancing a strong and productive partnership with the community to continue to reduce crime and improve the quality of life in all of Alexandria's neighborhoods. We are dedicated to protecting life and property while assuring fair and equal treatment to everyone.
Alexandria maintains a modern, highly trained, technically skilled, energetic, diverse and well-equipped police department, with a current authorized strength of 320 sworn and 138 civilian employees. Our staff provides courteous, efficient and timely service to residents, visitors and businesses in our City.
The Alexandria Police Department has been internationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) since 1986 and was reaccredited in 1991, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010. This is a significant accomplishment for the men and women of the department. CALEA accreditation is a rigorous and difficult process that, if achieved, affirms the professional status of law enforcement agencies worldwide.
On April 28 and 29, the Alexandria Police Department's K-9 Unit participated in the United States Police Canine Association's PD-1 (Patrol Dog) Trials. The trials were held at Hensley Field in Alexandria. Competing in the trials was Sergeant Steve Carr and "G’Kar," Officer Steve Escobar and "Gracie," Officer Kyle Russel and "Chance," and Officer Mark Wuckovich and "Rocco." All four handlers and their K-9 partners Certified in the trials. In addition, they earned numerous individual awards and placed first in the Team Competition.
On Tuesday, May 1, 2012, volunteers from the Alexandria Police Department were honored for their exceptional service to the community during the 23rd Annual Awards Ceremony held in the community room at Police Headquarters. Police Department volunteers contributed significant hours of their own time volunteering. They serve in vital roles essential to public safety, from translating for patrol officers to helping with accreditation.
The City of Alexandria’s new Police Headquarters Facility has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification. The Green Building Certification Institute administers the LEED certification program, which provides independent, third-party verification that a building was designed and constructed using strategies that achieve high performance in the following areas: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.
The Alexandria Police Department and the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office collected 227 pounds of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction at the fourth National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday, April 28, 2012, from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M., the two Alexandria law enforcement agencies, with cooperation from the Substance Abuse Coalition of Alexandria, collected potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs and other medications for destruction at three sites in the City.
On April 28, Police Department employees, along with nearly 1,000 other volunteers, helped in-need homeowners across the City. The volunteers provided free home repairs and maintenance through Rebuilding Together Alexandria. Since 1986, Rebuilding Together Alexandria has provided free home repairs to more than 1,400 homeowners and provided $5.579 million worth of in-kind contributions.
On April 26, thirty-one members of the Alexandria Police Department, Fire Department and Sheriff's Office were honored at the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce's 26th Annual Valor Awards Ceremony. The awards program recognized these public safety personnel for their heroic acts of valor.
In 2011, Alexandria experienced the lowest level of violent crime since 1966. Incidents of violent crime decreased by 1.6% or 58 offenses. This continues the trend of historic lows in Alexandria. Homicide, burglary, larceny and aggravated assaults declined in 2011; while rapes increased by one offense, robberies increased by five offenses and auto thefts increased by 92 offenses. For more information, please click here.
Pursuant to the provision of section 4-1-16 of the code of the City of Alexandria, the Alexandria Police Department located at 3600 Wheeler Ave, Alexandria, VA 22304 is now in possession of unclaimed bicycles, mopeds, lawn equipment, money, scooters, and other items. All persons having valid claim to the property should file a claim to the property with reasonable proof of ownership or the items will be sold, destroyed, converted or donated. For a complete listing click here and contact the Police Property Unit at 703.746.6709
We are no longer accepting applications for the police exam that will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2012. Plese check back for future exam dates. For further information on becoming a police officer, please visit www.alexandriava.gov/police.
The Alexandria Police Department is currently accepting applications for the following positions: Property Clerk and Special Police Officer.
The volunteer program was established by the Chief of Police to have citizens get involved in supporting their community by volunteering their time and support to the Police Department. There are a wide variety of volunteer opportunities available in administrative and support activities, allowing sworn personnel to spend more of their time and specialized skills on law enforcement and crime prevention activities.
The Police Department is located at 3600 Wheeler Avenue. The telephone number for police emergencies is 911.
For non-emergency calls and general information, please call 703.746.4444 or the Department's TDD line at 703.838.4896.
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