Germantown Police Department
# Germantown Police Department

The Germantown Police Department is the law enforcement agency of the city of Germantown, Tennessee, United States.

## Organization

### Uniform Patrol

The Uniform Patrol division is the largest division within the Germantown Police Department. Responsibilities of the Uniform Patrol Division include: 24-hour patrols by uniformed officers; providing school resource officers; DUI enforcement; running the Critical Injury Crash Investigation Team; running a canine unit; SWAT; and providing school crossing guards.

### Investigations Division

The Criminal Investigations Division is responsible for conducting follow-up investigations to crimes reported to the Germantown Police Department. Responsibilities of the Investigations Division include: comprehensive investigations of reported criminal activity, crime scene processing and collection; evidence preservation and storage; crime and trend analysis; records management and data entry.

### Police Services Division

The Police Services Division has the following responsibilities; administering and coordinating community relations; training; running the communications center; running the jail; running the reserve officer program; running the citizen police academy program; employee hiring and recruitment; and administering the Neighborhood Watch program and special events.

## Rank structure

* Title
* Chief of Police
* Deputy Chief
* Inspector
* Captain
* Lieutenant
* Detective
* Police Officer
