Goals & Statistics Q. and A. Recruitment Ordinances Dept. Roster Beat Rep News Links Mission Statement, Goals & Crime Statistics  Police Department Mission Statement Goals for Fiscal Year Ending 04/30/2003 Crime Statistics Police Department Mission Statement The mission of the Hazel Crest Police Department is to ensure that all persons who come within the limits of Hazel Crest feel safe and secure in their persons and property.  This mission is to be accomplished through the well-regulated efforts of a highly trained, dedicated, and conscientious group of individuals employed for this purpose.  Police services will be provided to all without regard to race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or political preference. Back to Top

Goals for FYE 04/30/2003

• Maintain full staffing within the Police Department, retaining all current police personnel.
• Increase the level of police training in such areas as weapons of mass destruction, hazardous materials, and incident command.
• Obtain appropriate personal protective equipment to safeguard officers working in a chemical or biological environment.  
• Obtain an additional community service officer, sharing this position with the Department of Fire, Rescue, and Inspectional Services.
• Successfully undergo an on-site evaluation for reaccreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
• Transition to a new School Resource Officer in Hazel Crest schools in the fall semester of 2002.
• Select and train two new beat representative officers (additional duty) to augment one full-time officer and one part-time civilian employee. 
• Conduct a citizen’s police academy in the fall of 2002.
• Conduct the biennial community survey, sampling citizen concerns about the police department and public safety issues in general.
• Improve victim-witness support to all crime victims, especially those victims of domestic violence.  Use crisis counselors in the police station to follow up every crime that is domestic violence-related.
• Reduce 2002 serious (index) crime by 10% from 2001 totals.
• Reduce the incidence of burglary and burglary to vehicle in the village by 20% below 2001 totals.
• Successfully negotiate the first labor contract with sworn police officers below the rank of sergeant.
• Improve communications throughout the Police Department and with the community we serve.
• Increase usage of seat belts and child safety seats as well as traffic enforcement generally through the IDOT IMAGE grant program, providing hire-back overtime pay to increase patrols for enforcement of traffic laws.
• Increase the highly visible bicycle patrol in neighborhoods in the spring, summer, and fall of 2002, partially through higher funding from the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program.
• Use the Community Response Team (CRT) to address specific problems within the community, focusing especially on street-level drug sales.
• Reduce job-related accidents, especially those involving lost time, by at least 25% over 2001 totals.
• Reduce traffic accidents involving department vehicles by at least 25% over 2001 totals.
• Continue a phased technology replacement program to ensure that the department employs the most modern instruments possible.

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Crime Statistics

Serious crime decreased by 18.9% in 2003 from 2002. Four of the eight categories showed decreases, two categories stayed the same, and two categories were slightly higher. The two largest crime categories, burglary and theft, went down significantly from 2002. These statistics are scheduled to be published by the Illinois State Police in mid-June.

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Mission Statement, Goals & Crime Statistics

• Police Department Mission Statement
• Goals for Fiscal Year Ending 04/30/2003
• Crime Statistics

Police Department Mission Statement

The mission of the Hazel Crest Police Department is to ensure that all persons who come within the limits of Hazel Crest feel safe and secure in their persons and property.  This mission is to be accomplished through the well-regulated efforts of a highly trained, dedicated, and conscientious group of individuals employed for this purpose.  Police services will be provided to all without regard to race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or political preference.

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