Taylor Police Department

Taylor, Texas, has a police department whose hiring, promotions and disciplinary appeals fall under a civil service commission for police officers and firefighters, set up in 2004 under Chapter 143 of the Texas Local Government Code. Its Victim Services Unit is on call at all hours, with trained staff and community volunteers who respond to deaths and other crises and explain the rights crime victims hold under the state's Code of Criminal Procedure (Chapter 56A). Two free programs serve city residents. Servicing Our Seniors (S.O.S.) sets up scheduled phone check-ins from a communications officer for elderly, disabled or homebound residents living alone, and if two calls in a row go unanswered, police go to the home to check on the person. Bring Me Home allows relatives to register someone who may have trouble communicating, including people with autism, Down syndrome or Alzheimer's disease. Requests for criminal case records must be made in writing under the Public Information Act (Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code), while crash reports come from the Texas Department of Transportation's CRIS portal. Event organizers can hire officers for security, and the department joins National Night Out.

Public contact information is available for Taylor Police Department, including 1 listed contact that officers can use for training coordination or general inquiries when provided by the department.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Taylor city, TX has an estimated population of 16,767.