Community Programs

Neighborhood Watch
Decades ago crime rates across the U.S. increased at an alarming pace. Citizens and law enforcement agencies focused on developing crime prevention programs to help reduce this growing trend. In 1972 The National Sheriff’s Association organized the National Neighborhood Watch Program. This pilot program was funded by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration of the U.S. Department of Justice and was designed to enlist the participation of citizens with law enforcement to help reduce and prevent crime.

Since then Neighborhood Watch has become one of the most effective means of fighting crime in communities. This is because you and your neighbors are the ones who really know what is going on in your area, most likely to be the first to see a crime and call for help, and are in the best position to: (1) Report violations and unsafe conditions that degrade the quality of life in your area, (2) Keep your neighborhood clean and free of graffiti, and (#) Provide a safe environment for your children. Click on the links below for more information.

• How to Start and Maintain a Neighborhood Watch Program

For information about Neighborhood Watch call a Police Patrol Sergeant at the department business office (503) 665-6129 or .

Office Ride-Along
Residents or students of the City, 18 years and older may request to ride with an officer, to be accommodated as patrol scheduling permits.

For information packets or forms for the above programs, call the Police department business office at (503) 665-6129 or .

Click HERE to learn more about the ride-along procedure.

Speed Watch Program
To help alleviate neighborhood speeding problems, Troutdale has a volunteer Speed Watch program and a portable radar trailer unit that can be placed on busy streets to assist with deterring speeding traffic.

For information or to request the speed trailer unit, call a Police Patrol Sergeant at the department business office (503) 665-6129 or or .

City Speed Hump Evaluation Program
One of the most frequent complaints made to the Troutdale Police Department is the need to reduce speeding along residential streets. The City of Troutdale recognizes that motor vehicles traveling in excess of posted speed limits presents a threat to public safety and consequently seeks to address this by using the least intrusive yet most effective method available and for the given situation.

Enforcement is the preferred method. Where the necessary level of enforcement is unattainable considering the limited police resources of the City, engineered measures may be considered, such as speed humps placed on specific streets.

An implementation plan for speed humps has been in place and utilized for several years in the City of Troutdale. Through experience, the Speed Hump Committee (composed of representatives from City staff and the Citizens Advisory Committee) has created an Implementation Plan for Speed Hump Evaluation.

• Police Department Guidelines for City Speed Hump Evaluation Plan

City of Troutdale- Last Updated November 17, 2009