The Rochester Police Department (RPD) operates under a neighborhood-based, five-Section patrol model with police officers assigned to neighborhood beats to engage in true community policing initiatives. The five Sections are further organized into 37 patrol beats. 
The Rochester Police Department Patrol Division consists of five Patrol Sections:
The RPD Patrol Division currently works out of three Patrol Section Offices located at:
- 1099 Jay Street (Lake and Genesee Sections)
- 630 N. Clinton Avenue (Clinton and Goodman Sections)
- Sibley Building, 30 N. Clinton Avenue (Central Section)
RPD Reorganization:
The Rochester Police Department Reorganization Plan returned officers to a neighborhood-beat structure to effectively engage in true community policing efforts. The Patrol Division Reorganization Evaluation was subsequently released with the following findings:
- The five-Section patrol model is working successfully and Section boundaries and car-beats were correctly established.
- Response times declined, as did citizen requests to speak with a responding officer's supervisor.
- Work loads among most car beats is more evenly distributed and a majority of calls for service are answered by the patrol officer assigned to the beat of the caller's address.
- Rates of Part 1 Crime declined, which are crimes deemed most serious by the FBI.
Proposed Section Office Locations:
New locations have been proposed as sites for the Lake and Goodman Section Offices. A search for the future site of the Genesee Section Office is on-going. The Central Section Office, at 30 N. Clinton Avenue, and the Clinton Section Office, at 630 N. Clinton Avenue, will remain at their respective locations.
Proposed Goodman Section Office Site: 1200 East Main Street
- *On September 15, 2020, City Council voted to stop development of the Rochester Police Goodman Section Service Center.
- View the June 23, 2020, RPD Goodman Section Office, SE Neighborhood Service Center and East Main Street Reconstruction Initiatives Public Meeting Presentation - Here.
- View the proposed final concept renderings and site plan - Here.
- View the PowerPoint Presentation from the public meeting held on January 23, 2020 - Here.
- View the PowerPoint Presentation from the public meeting held on October 3, 2018 - Here.
Proposed Lake Section Office Site: Corner of Lake Avenue and West Ridge Road
View the PowerPoint presentation from August 13, 2018, public meeting for the Lake Section Office location project - Here.