Community

Crime Mapping

The Anoka Police Department implemented crime mapping on July 1, 2016.

Anoka Community Anti-Crime Commission

The Anoka Anti-Crime Commission was organized for Anoka area citizens in 1991.

Business Watch

The Anoka Police Department is collecting emergency contact information from commercial property and/or business owners in the City of Anoka.

Crime Free Multi-Housing Program

The Minnesota Crime Free Multi-Housing (CFMH) program is designed to be a partnership to reduce crime, drugs, illegal, and nuisance activity in rental communities.

Night to Unite / National Night Out

Sponsored by the Minnesota Crime Prevention Association, AAA, and local law enforcement agencies, Night to Unite celebrates and strengthens neighborhood and community partnerships.

Citizen's Academy

The Anoka Police Citizen's Academy is an intensive and interactive hands on six-week course. Each evening class lasts approximately three hours. The goal of the academy is to develop positive police/community relationships and expose participants to information and experiences that demonstrate our police operations. This academy is an opportunity to increase communication and ongoing information sharing with participants, and reduce misunderstandings regarding police operations. We encourage participants to share their ideas on how to control and prevent crime in the community. In return, we hope participants will use their experiences in the academy to educate others. Our officers are looking forward to working with and getting to know citizens outside of their normal law enforcement work environment. If you are willing to make a commitment and become an involved citizen, we encourage you to apply. We’d love to have you help make Anoka an even better place to live and wor

Golf Cart/UTV Permits

Safety Fair

Safety Fair is an exciting program for Anoka kids to have fun while learning about safety. Safety Fair is dependent on private and corporate donations allowing many of our “at-risk” children and families to attend free of charge. The leading cause of death and debilitating injury for children birth to age 14, is unintentional injury. The goal of safety fair is to help reduce the incidents within our community. Safety fair participants will have the opportunity to hear a variety of topics to help reduce the likelihood of injury and provide them with the skills necessary to prevent potential emergency situations.

Predatory Offenders

Since July 1, 1991, predatory offenders in Minnesota have been required to register their addresses with local law enforcement agencies, who then forward the information to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which maintains a database that can be used by the law enforcement agencies.

Safe Exchange Zone

The Anoka Police Department would like to announce the addition of a Safe Exchange Zone in the City of Anoka, and encourage exchanges to take place in these designated spaces. Anoka Police have created this Safe Exchange Zone to combat the increase of robberies and scams stemming from online purchase exchanges. These designated areas serve as a safe place for residents and visitors to exchange and complete transactions of online purchases.