The Olympia Police Department has a paid staff of 69 commissioned officers and 29 civilian corrections and support personnel, and police employees are nOld-time OPD motor officero longer paid for "piece work." The Department also has a large contingent of citizen volunteers who engage in a wide range of activities that enhance the capacity of the entire community to resist and prevent crime. In Olympia, assuring public safety is very much a cooperative effort between citizens and their law enforcement professionals. That mutual sharing of responsibility for maintaining a safe and liveable community is the foundation of "policing the Olympia way."