2023 DEPARTMENT GOALS

„ Continue to reduce crime and disorder using evidence-based policing strategies.

„ Continue to use grant funds and seek alternative sources of funding to: conduct strategic traffic enforcement to reduce traffic crashes; improve traffic safety; lower the city’s crime rate; enhance officer wellness; operationalize a peer support program; and provide de-escalation training through Virtual Reality technologies.

„ Implement National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) technology to analyze firearms and ballistic evidence in an effort to be more effective and efficient at solving crime.

„ Implement Rapid-DNA technology to develop DNA profiles internally in order to identify suspects in crimes that would otherwise go unsolved, thereby enhancing the safety for the citizens of Concord.

„ Maintain national accreditation.

„ Reorganize and restructure the department’s evidence and property control section, ensuring best practice policies and professional standards are met.