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In 1992, the Loveland Police Department became the 238th agency out of roughly 17, 500 law enforcement agencies in the United States to be recognized by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) as nationally accredited agency. In 2023, the agency received its 10th award of accreditation during a Gold Standard Assessment.
The decision to become accredited was voluntary. It was also difficult and the Chief indicated that is why even today, fewer than 700 agencies in the U.S. have obtained the honored status. The Chief said that obtaining the accredited status does not end the Department’s obligation to follow the standards. The agency accreditation files are reviewed on an annual basis by a CALEA Compliance Service Member. Every four years CALEA sends assessors to the Loveland Police Department to review its practices as well as its documentation files to insure that the agency is maintaining compliance with the professional standards of accreditation.
The Loveland community benefits in a number of ways by having a nationally accredited police agency, including: reduced liability exposure, quality service delivery, increased interagency cooperation and coordination, and accountability throughout the agency.
Loveland Police Department CALEA Accreditation Renewal
LPD participates in the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) accreditation process. Public comments regarding LPD's compliance with CALEA standards, engagement in the community, delivery of public safety services, and overall candidacy for accredited status are accepted, in the form of commendations or concerns. The accreditation process is intended to provide the agency with information to support continuous improvement, as well as foster the pursuit of professional excellence. It is important to note that CALEA is not an investigatory body and subsequently this feedback portal should not be used to submit information for such purposes. There will be no response other than acknowledgement to submissions; however, the information will be considered in context to its relevancy to compliance with standards and the tenets of CALEA Accreditation.