Mission Statement

The Mission of the Plymouth Police Department is to provide the Community with superior policing through strict adherence to a values-based foundation of Honor, Commitment, Integrity, Leadership, Courage, and Excellence.

It is important that our residents, business owners and visitors are confident in the way that our police department functions.  From police procedure to Community Policing to our casual interaction with all people, a high value is placed on each individual, and service to the community is taken very seriously. 

All members of the Plymouth Police Department understand that to effectively carry out our duties and earn the trust of our community, we must conduct ourselves professionally and with the highest ethical standards every day.  In partnership with the Community, we exist to serve and protect the residents and visitors of the City of Plymouth.  We work to make people feel welcome in the City and we expect our officers to treat people the way that they would want to be treated.

Calls for Service Definition

Calls for service are generally represented as calls to “911” for emergency assistance and may also include calls to non-emergency numbers. Each call for service that comes in is assigned a priority based on the type of crime or service that is requested.

  • Priority 0 and priority 1 calls are the most serious offenses and require the most immediate response. Priority 0 calls include crimes such as Assault and Battery, Domestic Violence, and Injury Accidents while priority 1 calls include crimes such as robbery, hit and run accidents, bomb threats and panic alarms.
  • Calls that are prioritized 3-9 continue to decrease in their need for immediate response unless there are extenuating circumstances. Priority 3 calls for service include things such as neighbor troubles, animal complaints, civil matters, and weapons violations not covered by higher priority classifications.
  • Priority 8 calls include things such as abandon autos and found property.
  • The below numbers for calls for service do not include traffic stops. For the number of traffic contacts, please see the Citation Transparency section.

To view calls for service data from different years, select the year from the dropdown menu below and click on apply changes.

Citation Definition

A citation or ticket is a legal notice to a person or motor vehicle charged with a violation of law, especially a minor violation. The cited person or motor vehicle is the defendant. A citation can be a civil infraction or a misdemeanor depending on the seriousness of the violation. All defendants who receive a citation must respond to the allegations in the citation. When an officer is unable to determine race and gender, the race and gender categories are marked as UNKNOWN.

To view citation data from different years, select the year from the dropdown menu below and click on apply changes.

Arrest Definition

Arrest is defined as when a person is taken into the government’s custody and detained. When an officer is unable to determine race and gender, the arrest race and gender categories are marked as UNKNOWN.

To view arrest data from different years, select the year from the dropdown menu below and click on apply changes.