LGBTQ+ Police Liaison

Community Focused

The LGBTQ+ Liaison strengthens the relationship between the LGBTQ+ community and the Raleigh Police Department by creating mutual trust and confidence through community involvement, departmental education, and by ensuring fair and professional policing services.

• Work as a single point of contact between the Raleigh Police Department and the LGBTQ+ community.
• Work with all units of the Department that request assistance in identifying with LGBTQ+ citizens and addressing their concerns.
• Assist and advise, as needed, with the Department’s leadership on cases involving the LGBTQ+ Community or LGBTQ+ Issues
• Provide a forum for the LGBTQ+ community to express concerns regarding crimes directed against the LGBTQ+ community.
• Meet with and provide a forum for business owners, community groups, and individuals of the LGBTQ+ Community, and present information on relevant law enforcement issues.
• Collaborate with community leaders, businesses, and residents to design and implement public safety projects and programs to increase and improve the safety of the LGBTQ+ community.
• Facilitate an overall open relationship between the LGBTQ+ community and the Police Chief’s Office.
• Meet with leaders of Raleigh’s LGBTQ+ community as well as attending LGBTQ+ community events to build relationships