Police Department

The city of Hanford Police Department's community-oriented philosophy helps maintain Hanford's crime rate at half the state's average.

The Police Department is organized into 7 program areas: School Resource Officer Program, Narcotics Task Force, Problem Oriented Policing Program, Traffic Enforcement, Operations - (general police), Records and Communications, and Support Services.

In addition the Support Services Division includes the administration of the D.A.R.E. Program (Drug Abuse Resistance Education).

The Narcotics Task Force is also a cooperative effort between all law enforcement agencies in Kings County.

A 911 emergency call system is established.

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