Mission Statement

The Exeter Police Department exists to serve and protect all people within our jurisdiction with respect, with fairness, and with compassion, without prejudice. We do this to ensure a safe, healthy environment in which to reside, work, and enjoy life.

The men and women of the Exeter Police Department value:

QUALITY SERVICES - We work to anticipate and prevent problems; we will listen to concerns and respond accordingly; we will seek innovative solutions; and we will respond to issues with fairness, sensitivity, and compassion.

COOPERATION-We actively seek and encourage community involvement in all aspects of policing by ways of ideas, opinions, and joint actions. We recognize that more can be accomplished when actions are taken collectively rather than individually.

PROFESSIONALISM-Our personal standard for conduct shall be viewed as exemplary to others. To achieve this we shall: individually and collectively promote self-discipline, take pride in our accomplishments, recruit and hire the best people, and train, educate, and develop our employees to their highest potential.

COMPETENCE-We assure the tasks set forth will be accomplished in the most effective manner. We will be accountable for our actions. We encourage reasonable risk-taking and are tolerant of honest mistakes. We will address and correct behavior which is contrary to the primary mission of this agency, and will recognize and reward good performance.

INTEGRITY-We are honest and truthful and will hold ourselves to a higher standard of moral and ethical conduct. We value the reputation of this agency and will collectively act to prevent abuses of the law and violations of civil rights. We will continuously pursue these ideals in all our actions. We are:

  "COMMITTED TO OUR COMMUNITY"