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Message from the Chief
To be successful, the Police Department must also have a strong and trustful relationship with our community. Gainesville’s relationship is built upon the foundation of our “Community Oriented Policing” philosophy that establishes a strong partnership with the community we serve. Serving the citizens of Gainesville as a Police Officer for the past 28 years has been, and is still, a very rewarding career. My appointment to the position of Chief of Police, 8 years ago, was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream and being a 2nd generation Gainesville Officer my commitment to this community is strong. Gainesville Police Chief Frank Hooper
The Gainesville Police Department provides the City of Gainesville with emergency and non-emergency service 24 hours a day to more than 32,000 city residents and an estimated 125,000 visitors everyday.Our jurisdiction covers approximately 37 square miles and includes houses and apartment complexes, businesses and industrial parks, recreational facilities, including parks on and around Lake Lanier, several golf courses, schools, churches, an airport, shopping centers and numerous strip malls.We are a muti-faceted professional public safety organization serving a fast-paced, multi-cultural and rapidly growing community. In 2005, officers responded to approximately 72,196 and 2,557 motor vehicle crashes.The Gainesville Police Department employs a total of 121 employees.All Gainesville Police Department officers are certified by the Georgia Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Council and must complete 20-hours of training annually to maintain their certification. The department is internationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. and is state certified by the Georgia Association of Chief’s of Police. The headquarters of the Gainesville Police Department is located at 118 Jesse Jewell Parkway, SE, in the Public Safety Building.The department also maintains precincts in each of the city’s government housing projects on Atlanta Street, Davis Street and Harrison Square, as well as a precinct at Colonial Lakeshore Mall. The Gainesville Police Department is headed by Chief Frank Hooper who is assisted by three police captains who serve as bureau directors.The bureau directors oversee the Administrative Services Bureau, the Operations Bureau and the Office of Professional Standards within the police department. The department has developed and implemented a number of crime prevention programs.We utilize a community oriented policing approach as a positive step in the development of both a working relationship and a communications network between our department and the community.We established a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program aimed at reducing the severity and number of motor vehicle crashes and fatalities in the City of Gainesville.The Police Traffic Services Unit utilizes the latest in law enforcement technology in their efforts to maintain safer streets in our community. The sworn and civilian members of the Gainesville Police Department are extremely proud of their agency and all the services that are provided to the citizenry of this city. Whether members are assigned to areas such as patrol, canine teams, crime scene, criminal investigations, school resource program, gang task force or any component or division of the department, pride is the common denominator found with our employees.The Gainesville Police Department is committed to providing professional law enforcement and public safety services to all citizens of and visitors to our city.We expect the best from our members and we are proud to say that routinely the best is what we get. |
The number one priority of the employees of your Police Department is service to the citizens of our community. Our service is the only product we offer and we strive every day to make that product the best available anywhere. 
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