Benchmark City Survey
The Benchmark City Survey was originally designed in 1997 by a core group of Police Chiefs from around the country. These chiefs sought to establish a measurement tool to help ensure their Departments were providing the best service possible within their respective community.
The survey provides a wide range of information about each Department. With that information, the participating agencies can set better goals and objectives, and then compare their performance in the various areas.
The Overland Park, Kansas Police Department has taken the lead in compiling the survey results, and makes the final Benchmark City Survey Report available to all participants at an annual Chief's Summit hosted by participating agencies on a rotating basis. This year’s summit (Thirteenth Anniversary Summit) was hosted by the Boca Raton and Coral Springs, FL Police Departments.
The results of the 2010 survey may be downloaded below by chapter:
City and Department Demographics
or as a single large file: