East Providence Police Department

the east providence police department is comprised of four major organizational components including the office of the chief of police, the patrol division, the detective division, and the services division. numerous specialized units such as the traffic unit, juvenile unit, prosecution unit, vice unit, training unit, community policing unit, and the office of professional standards and school resource officers work within these divisions to provide a wide array of law enforcement services. the department is currently authorized to maintain ninety-nine sworn officers and twenty-three civilian personnel. the overall mission of the police department is to create and maintain a pro-active partnership with our residential and business communities in an effort to enhance public safety and reduce the fear and incidence of crime within the city of east providence. the police department's primary objective is to improve the quality of life in our city by identifying and addressing public safet