Police

Our Mission: To provide visible, impartial, high quality law enforcement services to reduce crime and the fear of crime as we work in partnership with the community to create a safe environment in Medford.

Our Core Values: • Community • Professionalism • Respect

Our Vision: We aspire to be a world class agency, which protects our community and serves as a model for character, collaboration and service to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

Our Strategic Plan defines our direction forward and our strategies for Community Engagement, Crime Prevention and Reduction, Essential Infrastructure, and Employee Commitment and Development. To learn more about how we operate and our future, click here.

The Administration Division ensures financial stewardship and long-term municipal financial stability to City services, assets and facilities.

The Community Engagement Division encompasses the Livability Team, the Traffic Team, School Resource Officer program, the Code Enforcement program, Community Service Officers, the Photo Enforcement program, and the Community Resource/Cultural Outreach program. 

The Criminal Investigations Division provides professional criminal and financial crimes investigations for the City of Medford, as well as other law enforcement agencies as requested.

MADGE/IMET Task Force is a gang and narcotics team comprised of local, state and federal investigators that work in partnership with other government agencies to share information and resources to dismantle drug trafficking and other criminal organizations operating in the Jackson County area.

The Patrol Division of the Medford Police Department is the fundamental first line of defense against crime in Medford.

The Property & Evidence holds thousands of items of evidence, found property and property held as safekeeping.

The Records Division collects, maintains and retrieves police data in order to support other division operations, other government agencies, and the public.