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The Vision of the Columbia Police Department

As Chief of the Columbia Police Department, it is my vision to provide our community with a police department that strives for excellence in all it does and exceeds our citizens' expectations for what a police department can be. With the committed work of our Department, we will improve our ability to reduce crime, solve problems, and work in partnerships with our citizens and other City departments. Together, we can improve the quality of life in our community and work toward the day when every citizen of Columbia can live in safety and without fear. I commit to working with all members of the Columbia Police Department to do a still better job of making a positive difference during each contact we have with every citizen of our community and every visitor to our city.

To the citizens of Columbia, I ask for your help. To my fellow department heads in the City, I offer a better partnership. To the members of what I believe to be one of the finest police departments in the nation, I ask for your assistance, your patience, and your ideas. And I also ask for your continued commitment to the principles that have made our Department, despite the dangers of the job and frustrations of the work, a dedicated team of diverse people who have never forgotten our common purpose to protect the community we serve.

Randall Boehm, Chief of Police
Columbia Police Department
March 2002