Our Patrol Mission

To provide quality police patrol services with marked & unmarked patrol units, motorcycles, bikes, foot beats, community police officers and special assignments throughout the city of Medford. These patrol units provide traffic enforcement, crime control, emergency response and a diverse range of other public safety services. The patrol force is the largest division in the department, consisting of approximately 60-85 full-time patrol assignments, split among three shifts (days, evenings, midnights). The compliment of patrol officers working any given shirt can range from a minimum of 8 to as many as 20 police officers.