Our Mission
The Mission of the Lynnwood Police Department is to provide competent, effective
public safety services to all persons, with the highest regard for human dignity
through efficient and professional law enforcement and crime prevention
practices.
Our Vision
Our vision is to be recognized by our community as a major factor in determining
and ensuring the quality of life in Lynnwood. We desire to be viewed as a leader
in the law enforcement community; an organization that is committed to
innovation and positive change in our endeavor to continually improve the
quality of our service.
Our Values
We value the sanctity and protection of human life and adherence to
constitutional principles as our highest priorities.
We value each of our employee's contributions to the effectiveness of our
organization and their involvement in decision making.
We value employee opportunities for advancement, specialized training and
assignments, and individual growth based on performance and a demonstrated
ability to handle additional responsibility.
We value the high level of professional and personal excellence demonstrated
by our employees.
We value improvement through technology, creative thinking and planning,
efficient and prudent use of budget appropriations and thorough, ongoing
evaluations of our people and systems.
We value solving public safety problems and concerns in collaboration with the
community.
We value the delegation of responsibility and authority, accompanied by
accountability, to the lowest practical level with a proper balance of follow-up
and management control.