2020 Police Department Annual Report

independent assessors from the Illinois Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ILEAP) to determine if the department met the rigorous requirements for Tier II Accreditation from the Illinois Chiefs of Police. At the conclusion of the inspection, the assessors described the “Orland Park Police Department as a leader in law enforcement.” Additionally, the assessors “found the staff to be dedicated, well trained, and highly educated. The facilities, were clean, modern, well equipped and at the leading edge of technology.” On January 15, 2015, the Illinois Law Enforcement Accreditation Council unanimously awarded Tier II Accreditation to the Orland Park Police Department. The Orland Park Police Department is pleased to report that both the 2020 reported Index Crimes, as well as the crime rate per 1,000 residents, were the lowest they have been in the last 26 years. New this year is a federal grant-funded mental health Mobile Crisis Response Unit (MCRU). The MCRU

consists of mental health professionals from Trinity Services who co-respond, in person or virtually, with Orland Park Police Department Crisis Intervention Team officers to mental health calls throughout the Village. 2020 also was a challenging year. The International Covid-19 pandemic was responsible for the cancellation of many training classes of officers and also of most community-based initiatives. Despite this fact, the department was able to achieve its 2020 strategic goals. As evidenced by the programs, initiatives, activities and individual efforts described throughout the remainder of this report, the men and women of the Orland Park Police Department are committed to providing the most effective and efficient services to the community that it proudly serves.

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