Iowa City Police Department

The Iowa City Police Department is the municipal police department for the city of Iowa City, Iowa. The department consists of 82 sworn and 30 non-sworn personnel.[1] The Iowa City Police department's jurisdiction overlaps with the Johnson County Sheriff's Department and the University of Iowa Department of Public Safety Police Division.[2][3]

Iowa City Police Department
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AbbreviationICPD
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionIowa City, Iowa, United States
Iowa City Police Department jurisdiction
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa
Sworn members86
Unsworn members30
Agency executive
  • Dustin Liston, Chief of Police
Website
Iowa City Police Department

LGBTQ inclusivity

The Iowa City Police department has been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign three consecutive years for having a perfect score on the Municipal Equality Index Scorecard.[4] The report from the Human Rights Campaign states [this] "is not a ranking of a city’s atmosphere or quality of life. It is an evaluation of the city’s law and policies, and an examination of how inclusive city services are of LGBTQ people."[5] The Iowa City Police Department employs three full-time officers who serve as liaisons to the LGBTQ community. The officers' department goals include fostering positive relations between the LGBTQ community and the police department, assisting in dialogue with police concerning LGBTQ-related crimes, working in partnership with other agencies on LGBTQ-related issues, and maintaining an interactive role in police training regarding the LGBTQ community.[6]

Fallen officers

In the history of the Iowa City Police Department, one officer has been killed in the line of duty.[7]

Officer Date of death Cause of death
Patrolman Edward Leeney
April 29, 1926
 Struck by a streetcar

Substation

In addition to the police department headquarters, the Iowa City Police Department also had a substation located at 1067 Highway 6 E, Iowa City, Iowa. The substation housed the Crime Prevention Office, while also providing community meeting space for small group meetings.[8] It was closed in 2019 in response to declining crime rates in the southeast area of Iowa City. [9]

References
  1. "Police Department Organization". City of Iowa City. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. "Duties of the Sheriff". Johnson County, Iowa. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. "Department of Public Safety". The University of Iowa. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. "Iowa City, Iowa 2016 Municipal Equality Index Scorecard" (PDF). Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
  5. "Iowa City earns repeat perfect score for LGBTQ inclusivity". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  6. "Community Policing". Police Department: Community Policing. City of Iowa City. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  7. "Honoring All Fallen Members of the Iowa City Police Department". Officer Down Memorial Page. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  8. "Police Substation". Iowa City Police Department. City of Iowa City. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  9. Ojeda, Hillary (6 June 2019). "City makes final decision to close police substation". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Iowa City, Iowa. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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