Mission Statement
To provide effective and efficient law enforcement, emergency services, and community oriented non-criminal services that enhance the quality of life and reduce the fear of crime through compassionate and vigilant leadership in cooperation and conjunction with the citizens of Somerville.

Vision Statement
Create a healthy and viable community where both the police and the community accept their fair share of the responsibility.

To have pride in the quality of the services we deliver and a deep realization that what we do makes an enormous difference in the quality of life for Somerville's residents.

Establish and maintain, in cooperation with Somerville's interest groups, a city where everyone can live and work in peace and tranquility in their homes, on the streets and in the community.

Value Statement
To make Somerville safe in ways that reflect our democratic values and that fulfill the commitment to police Somerville without violating our legal, moral, and ethical principals.

• To enforce the law equally and fairly.
• To treat every individual with civility, courtesy, sensitivity, and respect.
• To act with integrity.
• To provide quality in all that we do.
• To listen carefully and to act on what we hear.
• To respect stability and embrace change, keeping what works and changing what could work better.
• To value diversity.
• To discharge faithfully our role as guardians of the public trust.
• To act with this thought in mind: to the citizens of Somerville, we are the government.