East Hartford Police Department

East Hartford's police department is organized into three bureaus covering operations, support services and professional standards. Within the Operations Bureau, the Patrol Division fields patrol platoons, an animal control section, a tactical response team, a traffic and motorcycle unit and specialized bicycle, K-9, marine, honor guard and peer support teams. The bureau's Criminal Investigations Division takes on major crimes, deaths and sexual assault cases, runs juvenile, crash, evidence and street crimes units, assigns school resource officers and coordinates with state prosecutors, the medical examiner's office, the state police crime lab and the FBI. The Professional Standards Bureau oversees internal affairs, training, firearms, accreditation, freedom of information requests and recruitment. The department first earned CALEA accreditation in 2019, was reaccredited in 2023 and has its next CALEA evaluation scheduled for 2027. Community service officers in the Community Outreach Division run a citizens police academy, a first responders youth academy, a cadet internship, a fifth grade leadership program, National Night Out and Coffee With a Cop gatherings. Residents can also leave unwanted prescription pills in a secure collection box that is open around the clock in the public safety complex lobby.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), East Hartford CDP, CT has an estimated population of 50,798.