Community Policing
At the heart of Policing
Community Policing is a proactive, solution-based and community-driven form of policing.
Introduced in Ireland in November 1987, it has since been extended to cover most larger urban areas.
Community policing occurs where Gardaí and members of the community and statutory and voluntary agencies work together to -
- Prevent crime
- Prevent anti-social behaviour
- Reduce the fear of crime
- Promote inter-agency problem solving
- Bring offenders to justice
- Improve the overall quality of life
Aims of Community Policing
- To provide the people in an area with their own dedicated Garda, someone with whom they can discuss everyday occurrences and build up a strong and supportive personal relationship.
- To help the residents of the area to prevent crime by supporting crime prevention initiatives such as Neighbourhood Watch and Community Alert.
- To work with other social agencies in the area to help curb crime and vandalism.
On 26th January 2009, Garda commissioner Fachtna Murphy and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Mr. Dermot Ahern TD launched the Garda National Model of Community Policing. Link to launch press release - Garda National Model of Community Policing.
** Kindly note that all enquiries in relation to local policing issues should be referred to your local Garda Station.
If you have any specific queries in relation to the National Model of Community Policing the Community Policing Implementation Team can be contacted at :-
Community Policing Implementation Team
Community Relations & Community Policing
Garda Headquarters
Harcourt Square
Dublin 2
Tel: +353 1 666 3806/08/09
E-Mail: communitypolicing_Model@garda.ie