Council Priorities
Building a Thriving Community
Volunteers play an integral
alongside Arlington’s finest and
role in the overall success of the
provide a valuable service that
Arlington Police Department.
enhances our public safety.
Studies show that volunteerism
Volunteers can routinely be seen
efforts tend
in our Sky
Cost savings during 2013:
to make
Watch
Volunteers (Other)
$426,566.32
communities
Towers
COP Program
$69,925.70
safer,
assisting
stronger
officers in
COP Mobile Program
$88,540.27
and better
property
School Patrols
$8,174.14
prepared
crime areas.
Total estimated savings
$593,206.43
to respond
They also
to emergency situations and
monitor closed-circuit camera
disasters. The police department
systems and provide intelligence
utilizes volunteers in many
to officers working the beat. They
different capacities in an effort
provide friendly customer service
to reduce costs, build trust, and
at our front desks when visitors
to maintain a safe and vibrant
walk into our buildings. APD also
community.
enjoys the assistance of volunteers
In 2013, APD had over
in many other workgroups such
265 active volunteers working
as the media office, investigations,
throughout the city. This cadre
data-entry functions, jail unit,
of volunteers put in over 38,000
personnel & recruiting, and the
resource hours of quality service
training center just to name a few.
to Arlington. There are many
positions that a citizen can work
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Volunteers provide many
intangible benefits that sometimes
are not easy to quantify. The
estimated net savings during 2013
was over half a million dollars in
resource hours. APD continues to
treat our dedicated volunteers as
part of our family and know that
we would not be where we are
today without their selfless service
to our community.