The Las Cruces Police Department is comprised of a unique and diverse workforce that includes 83 civilian employees and 200 commissioned officers who patrol more than 77 square miles of incorporated city limits. The men and women of the department answer approximately 160,000 calls for service each year and generate roughly 40,000 reports.
Mission
The mission of the Las Cruces Police Department is to provide community-focused public safety and law enforcement services to area residents, businesses and visitors so they can live and thrive in a safe, peaceful environment.
CALEA Accreditation Public Comment Portal
The Las Cruces Police Department is participating in the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies’ Law Enforcement Accreditation process. CALEA is widely considered a gold standard in public safety. As part of this process, we provide an opportunity for public feedback via the CALEA Portal.
The purpose of the CALEA Portal is to receive comments regarding an agency’s compliance with CALEA standards, engagement in the service community, delivery of public safety services and overall candidacy for accredited status. These comments can be in the form of commendations or concerns. The overall intent of the accreditation process is to provide the participating agency with information to support continuous improvement and foster the pursuit of professional excellence.
It is important to know, CALEA is not an investigatory body; therefore, the public portal should not be used to submit information for that purpose. Also, there will be no response other than acknowledgement to submissions. However, the information will be considered in context to its relevancy to compliance with standards and the tenets of accreditation by CALEA.
Contact Us

Jeremy Story – Police Chief
Email Jeremy Story:
jstory@lascruces.gov
Phone: (575) 528-4147
Police Department
Email the Police Department:
lcpdinfo@lascruces.gov
Physical Address:
217 E Picacho Avenue
Las Cruces, NM 88004
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 20000
Las Cruces, NM 88004
Phone: (575) 528-4200
Emergency Phone: 911
Non-Emergency: (575) 526-0795
Office Hours
Monday – Friday
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM