2026 Budget for the City of Shakopee

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2026 Annual Budget

Division: Police Category: Public Safety

Description of Services: It is the mission of the Shakopee Police Department to provide service with integrity and professionalism, to protect citizens through enforcement of the law and to work in partnership with our community to enhance the quality of life in the City of Shakopee. The primary services of the Police Department are heavily focused on safety. This includes the prevention of crimes and hazards through education and citizen involvement; the timely response to life threatening, hazardous, suspicious, or in progress criminal activity; followed by the investigation of these events to prevent their recurrence, seek prosecution, and reassure the community of its safety.

Employees:

2023

2024

2025

2026

Police Chief

1 2 9 5 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Police Captain

Sergeant

Investigator

School Resource Officer

Proactive Policing Unit Officer

Patrol Officer

28

30

30

30

Police Records Supervisor Police Records Technician Police Records Specialist

Victim & Community Services Coordinator

Community Service Officer (CSO)

Police Evidence Technician Crime Prevention Specialist

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

Investigative Assistant

Code Compliance Specialist Administrative Assistant

Receptionist

Total

62.5

64.5

64.5

64.5

Accomplishments:  The only Police Department in the country recognized with both the Leadership in Community Policing and Excellence in Victim Services awards from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP).  2019 FBI National Academy Science and Innovation Award.  2019 League of Minnesota Cities City of Excellence Award.  Our Proactive Policing Unit continues to be instrumental in advancing complex investigations that patrol officers cannot complete because of call responses. They continue to have a heavy impact on our clearance rates.  In 2023, we were awarded the Law Enforcement mental health and wellness grant, one of our Detectives received the 2023 Tri-County Law Enforcement Associations Investigator of the year award, and our victim services coordinator was given the Radical Vision Award by the Sexual Violence Center.  In 2024 Shakopee had the lowest reported crime rate in 30 years, creating a very safe community for our citizens.  Victim Services received the Ed Stout Memorial Award, receiving congressional recognition.  In 2024 the agency began a partnership with TSR Injury Law to further enhance our Sober Ride Home Program.