Racine Police Department

The Racine Police Department is a full-service, community-oriented law enforcement agency that prevents crime, protects residents lives and property, preserves peace and order and safeguards citizens rights. It supports a sex offender registry that provides information about offenders to the general public. The police department has a crime against property unit that handles various investigations, such as burglary, theft, criminal damage, fraud, and identity and motor vehicle theft. The Racine Police Department s patrol division performs duties related to daily requests for police services and patrols the city to prevent and deter crime. In addition, it maintains a gang unit that undertakes investigations concerning criminal street gangs. Established in 1858, the Racine Police Department is located in Racine, Wis.