Prospect Heights Police Department

Before October 1, 1990, Prospect Heights, Illinois bought its police service from the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department; on that date the city's own department went into operation with 14 patrol officers, three sergeants, a records clerk, a secretary and a chief, moving into a new station in 1996. A Police Social Services program now places a social worker inside that station, available Monday through Friday by phone or appointment and fluent in Spanish and English, to help residents dealing with domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse or neglect, substance abuse, homelessness and family conflict. Each summer the department runs a Summer Youth Outreach Program for at-risk young people, built to foster positive contact with officers and to connect participants with local groups that offer scholarships. Adults 18 and older who live or work in the city can enroll in a Citizen Police Academy. Emergency calls go through the Northwest Central Dispatch System, which also serves Arlington Heights, Palatine, Schaumburg and other nearby communities and accepts text-to-911 when a voice call is not possible. City code bars street parking from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m., though police can grant up to three overnight exceptions in a 30-day period.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Prospect Heights city, IL has an estimated population of 15,681.