WACO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Waco Police Department
Police Contact Phone (non-emergency): (254) 750-7500
Latest News: Violent Crime Strategic Plan 2022
Watch: A message from Mayor Dillon Meek - June 2022
Watch: A message from Chief Sheryl Victorian - June 2022
The Waco Police Department is Hiring!
Immediate Incentives & Bonuses
Apply now!
New Hire Bonus: $7,500
($2,500 upon graduation / $2,500 successful completion of FTO program / $2,500 after probationary period)Hiring Bonus 3+ Years of LE experience: $10,000
($5,000 to start / $2,500 fast track (if qualified) / $2,500 1st year) – years of service credit
Hiring Bonus TCOLE Certified: $15,000
($5,000 to start / $5,000 fast track completion / $5,000 1st year) – years of service credit
All new hires qualify for relocation Expense: up to $3,000
*A minimum time of service will be required in order to maintain eligibility for the Hiring Incentive Bonus.
Neighborhood Camera Initiative
We are asking citizens who have video cameras facing public areas to help out with investigations. Please click the link below if you have a camera on your home or business. Note: your information will be a valuable tool for detectives to utilize for ongoing investigations.
Neighborhood Camera Form
Other Information
2021 Racial Profiling Report
LGBTQ Liaison Information
Officer Annelise Kephart (254) 230-5570
Our History
Our department began with the election of a Town Marshall, as provided by the first city charter, in 1871.
The city charter called for annual elections and gave the mayor the power to appoint four officers that year. Every year, after the election, special committees made recommendationsto the Mayor on who should be hired as city employees. The largest definitive turning point in the history of the department, the Public Administration Survey of 1956 marks the department's transition into a modern police department.
We respond to over 100,000 calls for service a year, and they are headquartered at 3115 Pine in Waco. More history.