Shakopee Police Department 2022 Annual Report

MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF

Dear Residents, It continues to be an honor and a privilege to serve this community I am so proud of this department and the people we have working here Our partnership with the community is something we treasure and strive to enhance every single day There is a lot of good news in this annual report and I appreciate you taking the time to read it Let’s start with the real good news: 2022 was the lowest crime rate reported in Shakopee over the last 30 years! Our crime rate has been going down over the last several years, but 2022 was by far the lowest reported crime we’ve ever seen I realize that’s of little consolation to someone who was a victim of a crime, but overall, we live in a very safe community and we shouldn’t be shy or afraid to say that The League of Minnesota Cities completed a major study of Minnesota police departments in an effort to reduce claims Ours was a focus of their study for all good reasons; We have had very few claims The League of Minnesota Cities came out with a “Best Practices” guide from training to officer wellness for agencies to follow The Shakopee Police Department was one of only a few departments in the state that already employs every one of the study’s recommendations While this doesn’t mean we can or will take our foot off the accelerator, it’s great validation that what we’re doing is working and setting the standard The other major change we were able to move forward on was adding an embedded social worker to our department This is something we’ve been working on for years, and 2022 finally saw significant movement on this initiative We are excited to start this person in early 2023 This is the result of a great partnership with Scott County, and I am confident that this will truly enhance our service delivery Again, thank you for taking the time to read this report I encourage all of you to get involved in future initiatives and community events Please don’t be shy about coming up and talking to our officers when you see them out in public or reaching out to us if there is ever anything we can do to assist you Thanks, Jeff Tate Shakopee Police Chief

“…2022 was the lowest crime rate reported in Shakopee over the last 30 years! Our crime rate has been going down over the last several years, but 2022 was by far the lowest reported crime we’ve ever seen.”

Jeff Tate Police Chief

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