CALEA Accreditation

The Tyler Police Department is proud to be a CALEA-accredited agency. The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) was established in 1979 to assist law enforcement agencies in establishing and maintaining high standards of excellence.

The Tyler Police Department was initially accredited in March 1995 and received re-accreditation in 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, and 2022. The Department has now received its ninth re-accreditation in 2026, following a multi-year process. This will mark 30 years of CALEA Accreditation.

CALEA thoroughly examined all aspects of the Department’s management, operations, policies, procedures, and support systems. The Department also conducted a detailed self-assessment and participated in an on-site review by a team of CALEA assessors. The community also had the opportunity to participate in the process by providing comments and observations.

CALEA was created through the joint efforts of the major law enforcement associations.

To learn more, visit CALEA's website.

Accreditation Public Comment Portal

The purpose of this public portal is to receive comments regarding an agency's compliance with CALEA standards, engagement in the service community, delivery of public safety services, and overall candidacy for accredited status. These comments can be in the form of commendations or concerns. The overall intent of the accreditation process is to provide the participating agency with information to support continuous improvement, as well as foster the pursuit of professional excellence.

Important: CALEA is not an investigatory body, and subsequently, the public portal should not be used to submit information for such purposes. Additionally, there will be no response other than acknowledgement to submissions; however, the information will be considered in context to its relevance to compliance with standards and the tenets of CALEA® Accreditation.

Public Comment Portal