Police Department Sectors and Reporting Blocks for the City of Tacoma.The Community Policing Division is responsible for coordinating proactive policing of the City in partnership with the community. The Community Policing Division is comprised of four Sector Lieutenants and 16 Community Liaison Officers, the Gang Unit, the School Resource Unit, and the Animal Control Unit.In 2010 after much review, the police reporting block file for Tacoma was revamped. The goal was to create a file consistent with the reporting block file used by LESA dispatch as well as enhance what was traditionally used by the police department. During the process, a few of the reporting blocks were reconfigured to match dispatch information. As a result the boundaries in certain areas between the sectors as well as districts TA13 and TA14 changed slightly.More information at Tacoma Community Policing Division.Last updated 10/6/2014.

The city of Tacoma is divided into 4 sections (Sectors). Each section is then divided into 4 subsections (Districts) within those subsections are reporting blocks.This theme shows the patrol reporting blocks within the City of Tacoma. The theme is used by the Tacoma Police Department to define the reporting areas within each district and sector of the city and is used by South Sound 911 to identify different patrol areas and their boundaries. The file was updated in March 2024 to include the Manitou area that was annexed.

This data is neither National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) compliant nor Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) compliant and should not be compared to any report or data source using either standard. The data represents the number of distinct offense descriptions listed on a report that fall within the categories of Crime against Persons with the exception of sexual offenses, Crime against Property and Crime against Society as well as selected Traffic-related offenses and Malicious Harassment. Removed from the dataset are any offenses that involved domestic violence. The data is based on the earliest occurred on date as reported by the citizen and is in some cases a "best guess" on their part. This data does not represent the number of reports or individuals but as stated the number of distinct offense descriptions per incident. The addresses have been anonymized to the nearest 100 block and are limited to incidents with a Tacoma Police district and a Tacoma Police reporting block. The data is dynamic and is subject to change and/or revision. Please note that small numbers can cause large percent increases and decreases, and that police locations and hospitals are sometimes used when the address of occurrence is unknown.This data is updated daily.Contact: TPD-PIO@cityoftacoma.org