For reporting and assignment purposes, the police department divides the City into four geographical areas or districts (District 1,2,3 and 4). Within each district there are four beats (Ex. 101,102,103, & 104). Police commanders may elect to assign a police officer to each individual beat within a district or any combination of one officer per two beats, three beats and so on depnding on the particular shift, day or week, or special considerations within that beat. Within the beats are smaller reporting grids or IRAs (individual reporting area). The grids have remained stable for the past several years to allow for comparison of data, past to present.
The map below demonstrates this concept. To find which beat your residence or business is in, simply locate that on the map and find the corresponding beat number.
