Mission & Values Statement

Mission
The Rialto Police Department is dedicated to excellence as a world-class public safety agency. We are committed to establishing an environment in which members of the police department and community thrive. We seek to be a catalyst for positive change through persistent, personalized, and cost effective use of public safety resources. By embracing the values of excellence, innovation, and integrity we remain committed to maintaining the public trust. We remain “Committed to our Community.”

We dedicate ourselves to becoming part of the community through improved communication, mutual setting of priorities and a shared commitment to community policing. Together, our efforts will set the standard for policing in the 21st century.  We seek to improve the quality of life for all residents of Rialto through a proactive team approach to timely and innovative interventions in community problems. We recognize that our employees are our most treasured asset and the cornerstone of our department’s success. We value the diverse and unique contributions made by police employees, residents, and businesses to the common goal of public safety.

Vision
The Rialto Police Department will be a world-class agency based upon a foundation of public trust, and dedicated to keeping the word “public” in public safety. The department will serve as a beacon of excellence, innovation, and integrity in the 21st century. By fostering an atmosphere of partnership, we will embody a shared purpose with our community and our employees. We are committed to excellence developed through pride, setting the standard, and earning a reputation for providing effective, caring, and courteous service. We will capitalize on our strengths as a diverse community and work force to make this vision a reality.

Values
Service is the foundation of the value system for the Rialto Police Department. The highest form of service is to protect the lives and property of one’s fellow human beings. Our city provides an exciting and diverse environment for personal and professional achievement. We recognize that the level of safety and well being enjoyed by our community will measure our effectiveness as public servants.

Just A Few More Things……

How We Get the Job Done is as Important as Getting the Job Done
We have a continuing commitment to operational excellence that recognizes the process is as important as the product. We are refining the traditional role of the police employee to instill an attitude and behavior that focuses on people in a constructive and positive way.

We Believe in the Personal Touch
This is an expressive phrase that embodies a state of mind, and an approach to delivering police services. In order to be truly effective we must express genuine concern, with conviction, that we are in the business of serving people. We recognize the dignity of all people and treat them accordingly.

We are Proactive
Stopping crime before it occurs is our most important function. Identifying conditions that foster crime in our community and doing something about them is a joint police-community responsibility. Thinking about crime fighting is important but preventing crime is paramount.

We are Fair, but Firm
The Rialto Police Department practices this value within the organization and with the community we serve. We are flexible in dealing with issues in an open and sensitive manner. However, we are committed to the consistent application of the law for the common good.

Excellence
Delivering the best service or product possible is the ultimate goal for each employee of the Rialto Police Department. The effort that one undertakes to obtain such a standard is the most important aspect of this value. Police employees are expected to do the best possible job at all times.

Innovation
Utilizing creativity to meet today’s challenges is paramount for the Rialto Police Department to effectively solve problems. While having a consistent process to complete our daily tasks may be valuable in many circumstances, we do not serve this process. We must be willing to seek solutions that exist outside of our normal methodology in order to address the complexities of our era.

Integrity
The police department will demonstrate, through its actions, an uncompromising allegiance to the core principles espoused within the Police Officer’s Code of Ethics. Every Rialto Police Department employee will embrace ideals such as honor, pride, service, excellence, and integrity.