Transparency in Policing

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The La Crosse Police Department has had a long commitment to community policing and building community trust. The launch of this Transparency in Policing page was just the beginning to achieving our goal of open and transparent communication, helping to strengthen our relationship with the community we serve.

We encourage you to look through the following information and contact us with questions:

Calls For Service & Enforcement Actions

Use of Force

Training

Demographics & Organizational Chart

Budget & Overtime

The La Crosse Police Department operates under the following Common Council approved budget:

	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Salaries	$8,512,872.00	$7,968,757.00	$7,990,461.00	$7,652,982.00	$7,495,551.00
Overtime	$260,000.00	$260,000.00	$260,000.00	$260,000.00	$260,000.00
Benefits	$3,472,017.00	$3,282,468.00	$3,095,095.00	$2,881,297.00	$3,110,461.00
Operating	$1,131,161.00	$839,603.00	$963,813.00	$848,821.00	$850,821.00
Total	$13,376,050.00	$12,350,828.00	$12,309,369.00	$11,645,100.00	$11,716,833.00

Annual Reports

The following reports review year end stats and information regarding the various bureaus and divisions of the La Crosse Police Department. These are submitted to the Common Council annual for their approval and filing.

Professional Standards Report

The most recent resource developed to increase our effort in Transparency, is the annual Professional Standards Report which includes information about departmental awards and recognition, the complaint and internal investigation processes, and our Code of Conduct policy.

Strategic Plan

General Order Manual

Policies and Practices Publication

Over the past decade, law enforcement as a whole has been the subject of much scrutiny. Communities across the country have begun to question different aspects of their police departments. Questions include use of force, department policies, departmental demographics, and budgets, just to mention a few.

The La Crosse Police Department does not want a questioning public, but an informed public. We believe the more informed you become, the better you will understand YOUR police department.

In 2020, our community requested additional information in regards to eight key policy areas. On June12, 2020, we published our "La Crosse Police Department: Policies and Practices in 21st Century Policing" report, which was a snapshot of our Department at that time and a look into the future of policing in La Crosse.