On behalf of the men and women of the Oshkosh Police Department, welcome to the Department’s website. We continue to redesign and update our site in an effort to create value to our community stakeholders.
Click here to read the Chief's Welcome.

The Oshkosh Police Department is both a nationally and state accredited police agency. We are accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group (WILEAG). Click here to find out more.

Prior to the year 1853 Oshkosh was policed by a town constable. It was not until the spring of 1853 that Oshkosh was made a city by Charter, which was carried by a majority vote of the people. At this time, there was a city Marshall who was elected by the people. The population at this time was approximately 2900 people. Click here to learn more about the history of the OPD.

The Oshkosh Police Department is a progressive, proactive law enforcement agency. We are an accredited police agency with 99 sworn officers and 36 civilian employees. Click here to learn more about the mission of the Oshkosh Police Department.

Click here for up to date Media Releases.

• Speed Watch training will be held on Monday May 19, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.
  
  
• Safety City - First Session Starts on June 16, 2008
  
  
• National Night Out - Tuesday, August 5, 2008
  
  
• Shelter Trek - Saturday, September 6, 2008
  
  
• Winnebago County Crime Prevention Health and Safety Expo - Saturday, October 11, 2008