The Golden Valley Police Department (GVPD) has maintained a long tradition of progressive community service and law enforcement. Under the direction of the Public Safety Director (Police Chief), the Department's 41 employees include 31 police officers (one deputy chief, six sergeants, five detectives, and 16 patrol officers).
The concept of community policing is a fundamental part of the GVPD. The Crime Prevention Unit has been educating residents and businesses for 25 years, and the drug education program CounterAct (a product of collaboration between Golden Valley and the Hazelden Foundation) has been taught in all the Golden Valley elementary schools for 10 years.