An Oregon Criminal Justice Commission report found in 2019 that Gresham Police did not overly cite, search or arrest Black or Hispanic residents, based on data from officer-initiated traffic and pedestrian stops.
The Police department prioritizes implicit bias training for its officers. Gresham Police responds to an average 74,000 calls for service in a year. In the past two years, there have been only four bias-based complaints.
We welcome all qualified job applicants and strive to employ officers who reflect the demographics of our community. The percentage of officers who are Black, Native American, Pacific Islander and Asian reflect Gresham’s demographics.
While there has been an increase in recent years of Hispanic and women officers, the department is working on improving these percentages because they do not mirror the demographics of our city.