481 is the number of national accreditation standards the Riley County Police Department complies with to maintain Advanced Law Enforcement Accreditation through C.A.L.E.A..
RCPD noted in a social media announcement that the Department earned Accreditation in 1991 by becoming the 1st Nationally Accredited Law Enforcement Agency in Kansas and the 168th in the United States. RCPD is currently one of 11 Law Enforcement Agencies that are accredited in the state. Accreditation is voluntary and viewed as the recognition of law enforcement professional excellence.
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) requires RCPD to meet high standards in their work every day to qualify for this achievement. Accreditation paves the way for RCPD to be a premiere law enforcement agency by using strategy, innovation, and accountability to collaborate with community partners in solving community problems through the most cost effective manner possible.
2022 marks 31 years of accreditation and 48 years of serving this community as the RCPD.