2024-2027 Strategic Plan
We are pleased to present the 2024-2027 Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Strategic Plan.
Developed jointly between the Sault Ste. Marie Police Services Board and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service, this plan will keep your police service progressing toward the future.
Our mission is to protect and enhance the quality of life in Sault Ste. Marie and Prince Township by leveraging modern, data-driven policing and strengthening dynamic partnerships in our community.
In following this plan, we will develop proactive and innovative methods to provide safety for the communities we serve while ensuring the well-being of our members.
We will continue to invest in the future of our community and organization by exploring every avenue of progressive modern policing and nurturing community partnerships to bolster the quality and efficiency of the service we provide.
While the communities we serve are evolving and growing, we will be continue to be a progressive police service for a safer tomorrow.
Overview
Mission:
To protect and enhance the quality of life in Sault Ste. Marie and Prince Township by leveraging progressive, data-driven policing and strengthening dynamic partnerships in our community.
Vision:
A modern police service for a safer tomorrow.
Values:
- Respect - We treat all people with empathy, equity, and dignity
- Community - The community is us; we are the community
- Innovation - We use modern policing techniques to enhance community safety & wellbeing
- Integrity - We provide equal and quality policing to all we serve.
- Accountability - We are transparent and take responsibility for all we do.
Dynamic Partnerships for Community Safety
- Strengthen community engagement
- Provide support to victims of crime
- Prevent crime through community initiatives, awareness, and education
- Support youth programs and partnerships
Supportive & Diverse Workplace
- Attract and retain professional members with integrity who reflect the community
- Support the health, well-being, and safety of all members
- Increase employee engagement and communication
- Provide opportunities for professional development and training
Professional & Quality Service
- Provide transparency and accountability
- Target crime proactively through effective call response, investigations, enforcement, and police visibility
- Educate the community about traffic safety while enforcing all laws and regulations
- Advance policing through technological innovation
Fiscal & Environmental Responsibility
- Governance over the delivery of policing services
- Process refinement
- Responsible financial resource management
- Technology optimization