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Boulder Police Department
“Enhance public safety by focusing on community engagement, innovative problem solving and employee wellness and development.” source
Who runs it
AI-read · unreviewed read by a model from the city's pages, the Charter, the code and the budget books; every quote checked against its saved source; not reviewed by a person. Hover a source for its words.Researcher's note: Directors and division heads as printed on the department page, the Police Executive Staff page and city person pages, read 2026-10-30. The about page's budget paragraph describes the 'community-oriented or community-based policing philosophy'.
- Head
- Stephen Redfearn, Chief of Police as of 2026-10-30 source source
- Answers to
- City Manager. The city manager is, by charter, ex-officio director of public safety and the executive head of the police division, with power to appoint and remove its officers and employees; the chief of police runs the department subject to those powers. The charter also has the manager appoint every department director. Head appointed by City Manager. source source source source
- Legal basis
- Contact
- 303-441-3333 · 1805 33rd Street Boulder , CO 80301 · contact page source source
Boards and commissions it staffs
not applicable: No board or commission names the Police Department as its staff. Checked the staff_liaison field of every body file in governance/bodies (the Police Oversight Panel is staffed by the Office of the Independent Police Monitor, the Police Pension Board by Finance) and the department's main, About and services pages. The About page lists the Police Master Plan Process Sub-Committee under its 'Committees & Groups', but does not say the department staffed it, so it is not recorded as staffed (independent review, 2026-10-30).
Budget
from the city's approved budget books; each figure printed, to the dollar, in its source (hover a source for its words). A year may come from a different book or table than the next: the table says what each covers| Year | Basis | Amount | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | approved | $43,678,913 | all funds: department expenses total, FY2024 Budget column of the 2026 Annual Budget's 'Department Budget by Program & Expense Type (FY2024-2026)' table for Police; the 2024 Approved Budget prints the same department total source source |
| 2025 | approved | $46,425,876 | all funds: department expenses total, FY2025 Budget column of the 2026 Annual Budget's 'Department Budget by Program & Expense Type (FY2024-2026)' table for Police; the 2025 Approved Budget prints the same department total source source |
| 2026 | approved | $50,203,922 | all funds: department expenses total, FY2026 Budget column of the 2026 Annual Budget's 'Department Budget by Program & Expense Type (FY2024-2026)' table for Police; the book's department overview prints the same total source source |
Divisions
in the city's own words; heads only where an official source names them- Administration · Stephen Redfearn, Police Chief source
“Consists of the Chief of Police, his assistant, two deputy chiefs, a professional standards sergeant and a public information officer.” source - Operations Division · Barry Hartkopp, Deputy Chief source source
“The Operations Division, responsible for the enforcement and investigative functions of the department, is broken down into four primary sections, which are separated into specific work units.” source - Support and Staff Services Division · Ron Gosage, Deputy Chief source source
“The Support and Staff Services Division provides all support to the Operations Division, maintains the internal operations of the department, and provides non‐enforcement services to the public.” source - Alternative Response
“The purpose of the Alternative Response Program is to respond to community issues in a holistic and non-traditional law enforcement capacity.” source source - Police & Fire Communications
“The Police and Fire Communications program is comprised of answering and processing emergency, and non-emergency, calls for service from the public and initiating public alert and warning notifications during emergencies and natural disasters.” source - Police Services
“The Police Services Program consists of Patrol, Traffic Enforcement, Tactical Services and Investigative Services.” source - Departmental Support Services
“The Police Department’s Support Services program is comprised of a wide range of services including police records, property & evidence, technology, personnel, recruitment, business services, fleet, training (for both current employees and new recruits), maintaining training records, mentoring new police officers, wellness (including employee assistance, peer support, family activities, upkeep of gym and equipment) and grants.” source
What a resident can do here
services and programs, linked to the city's pages- Report a Crime source
- Request Crime Reports or Records source
- Police Commendations & Complaints source
- Animal Protection source
- Behavioral Health Crisis Response source
- Victim Services source
- Fingerprinting source
- False Alarm Reduction Program source
- Property and Evidence Retrieval source
- Police Ride-Along Program source
- Homeless Outreach Team source
- Identity Theft source
- Special Event Police Staffing source
- Sex Offender Registry source
- Police and Fire Dispatch source