In partnership with community organizations and neighborhoods, GPD strives to develop initiatives for effective community engagement that can build relationships within our diverse and vibrant community. The goal is to meet the challenges of reducing crime, and help residents feel safe. These efforts involve reaching out to different communities, understanding their culture, concerns and bringing the knowledge back to GPD. It also includes educating the international and newly arrived members of the community about the Police, and advocate for their rights related to public safety, language access, diversity equity and inclusion (DEI), and mental health.

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GPD strives to lift the voices of the community members, and advocate for their rights related to public safety, language access, mental health, diversity equity and inclusion, and mental health. Some of the advocacy work done has been around House Bill HB275 that calls for DMV tests and handbooks to be in Dari, Pashto, French and Swahili for those with language limitations. Understanding the driving rules will ensure better road safety.