The Community Liaison Unit supports frontline police by managing crime-prevention initiatives and community-safety activities. The unit works with partnerships to identify, coordinate and strengthen crime-prevention strategies through public awareness campaigns, policy action and community consultation to implement sustainable community crime-prevention solutions.

Community Liaison Unit provides a community consultative and coordinating service to frontline policing services.

Our priority focus areas include:

• Alcohol and drug related crime
• Volume crime
• Family and domestic violence
• Disorderly/Antisocial behavior
• Unlawful behavior committed for political or religious reasons
• Increasing the scope and effectiveness of partnerships
• Emerging crime as identified in communities

Community Liaison Unit manages a range of crime-prevention partnerships including:

• Liaison with Local Governments to develop or maintain existing Crime Prevention Community Safety Plans
• Armed Robbery Prevention
• Motor vehicle theft & theft from motor vehicle reduction
• Youth diversion programs
• Cyber bullying information/prevention
• Bag snatch reduction

Community Engagement key projects

Neighbourhood Watch

Neighbourhood Watch is a long-standing community based program aimed at encouraging neighbours to work together to reduce crime and make their communities safer. Neighbourhood Watch partners with local governments and the wider community to create networks, educate the public on home-safety and provide a platform for Kampala Metropolitan Police to link with local communities.

Electronic Watch

Electronic watch is whatsapp based group that keeps you connected to your local police and council so that you can help to track down crime and be proactive in making your community safer. Join Electronic Watch to receive regular updates on local crime trends and statistics, safety initiatives, emerging issues and community building events. To join you can send us a message on our whatsapp number…………………Working together as a community helps to make your neighborhood safe, secure and vibrant for all who share it. Community interaction is a shared responsibility that has proven positive effects on building a safer community, preventing crime and developing community spirit.

Thank You,

ASP Mwebaze David
Community Liaison
Tel: 0772407212 / 0711041978

Crime Investigation Department Unit is a specialized unit of Kampala Metropolitan Police, which deals with sensitive cases and cases involving larger public interest. It deals with all the cases of Bribery, Fraud and Homicides.

It has various units:

Fraud Squad to enquire into cases of frauds concerning immovable property. Major Crime Investigation Team to enquire into all cases of homicide and suspected homicide. This team is highly trained in forensic approach to the crime. Soon they will be tasked to deal with all cases of sexual assaults. There are 3 enquiry teams to inquire into cases of public interest, cases involving public servants and other cases referred to the police by the government. It has got a technical support team that comprises of Draughtsmen, Photographers and Scene of Crime Officers. They are the first to visit any scene of crime and are responsible for preserving valuable evidence

The main focus of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is on developing intelligence. This intelligence supports both operations and prioritized criminal investigations.

Thank You,

SSP. Olal Dale Johnson
Criminal Investigations Department
Kampala Metropolitan
Mob:+256 712 667 705

The Kampala Metropolitan Traffic Unit is committed to ensuring the safety of all Kampala Metropolitan Area residents and visitors that share our roads, sidewalks, and bike trails. In addition to enforcement activity, the Traffic Unit also encompasses collision and hit and run investigations.

Our enforcement team uses selective techniques, as well as targeted traffic projects, and a variety of educational campaigns in order to maximize compliance with provincial and municipal driving legislation. Police officers are highly trained in the use of speed detection technology, and are equipped with the latest tools of the trade to effectively perform their duties. They use a variety of vehicles, including motorcycles to patrol our streets.

Our mission is to promote expeditious traffic through education, enforcement and investigation. Although enforcement is a major function of the Traffic Unit, other functions include enforcing non-traffic related laws; collision prevention and investigation; accident reconstruction, impaired driver enforcement, escorts for large funeral processions and dignitary protection; Traffic control at civic functions, responding to citizen complaints, prosecution at traffic court hearings, towing motovehicle oversight including all licensing and background checks of drivers and inspections of all taxi vehicles.

All officers in the Traffic Unit have received a variety of specialized training which includes motorcycle operation, traffic equipment operation, accident investigation, accident reconstruction and commercial vehicle and truck enforcement.

Thank You,

SSP. Musinga Norman
Traffic Unit
Kampala Metropolitan Police
Mob. Tel: 0714667768

Kampala Metropolitan Police operations unit covers 3 regions ie. KMP North, KMP South, KMP East with a total of 17 divisions. Our main aim is to ensure that there are no disorders, curb down crime, ensure sanity in the public, curb down unlawful demonstrations, ensure KMP is safe, help in supporting operations by other stake holders ,make operational orders for big events, provide security for invited guests and VIPs, functions., coordinate operational work within the regions, protect life and property.

Our main goal is to ensure that in a scope of 3years Kampala is a crime free society. We intend to achieve that with the strategy of community policing. This will help the people to understand the role of police. We intend to engage crime preventers, neighborhood watch, emphasize sensitization and patternering with the public. We also intend to profile suspects with criminal records in patterneship with the LC’s and be able to generate watch lists and black spots.

Our mission as the Operations Unit is to maintain a team of highly-trained officers who are prepared and equipped to resolve critical incidents which go beyond the scope of normal police operations. Our primary objective is to save lives by resolving critical incidents with decisiveness and precision. Utilizing a variety of specialized tools, weapons, and team-based tactics Operations Unit is prepared to respond to any threat facing Kampala Metropolitan Area.

Thank You,

SP. Muheirwe Kenneth
Operations Unit Commander
Kampala Metropolitan Police
Mob: +256 714 404 287

It is my desire that this website be a useful place for visitors desiring information on the various ongoing programs and services that our police provides.

Our website is just one way of showing you the sense of pride, professionalism, and dedication that the members of this department strive to achieve every day. We place tremendous value on the relationships our officers have built in the communities they serve. It's our belief that while the mission of the Kampala Metropolitan Police is to protect and serve the public, it's also our obligation to keep you informed of the various changes occurring within our Kampala Metropolitan Area.

Your thoughts, comments and observations are not only welcome, but also are very important to us. Thank you for viewing our website, and please follow us on any of our social networking services as we strive to keep you informed regarding the issues that are important to you. We look forward to serving you in the future.

Under Kampala Metropolitan North We have got the following Divisions:

• Kawempe Police Station
• Wandegeya Police Station
• Old Kampala Police Station
• Wakiso Police Station
• Kasangati Police Station
• Kakiri Police Station

Thank You,

SP. Ekudot Moses
Regional Police Commander
Kampala Metropolitan North
Mob:+256 715 986 957

I take great pleasure in welcoming you. Kampala Metropolitan South is dedicated to providing the highest quality law enforcement possible. This website is another in the region’s long list of interactive endeavors with the citizens of Kampala South.

Much of the information utilized by the department comes to us from you, the citizen. From tips on criminal activity in neighborhoods to information on the whereabouts of wanted persons, input from the community has proven to be one of the most important tools at our disposal in combatting crime. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of community involvement in combatting crime. From crime watch groups to suspicious person calls from individual citizens, your input, and your involvement, mean a great deal.

Under Kampala Metropolitan South we have got the following Divisions:

• Katwe Police Station
• Kabalagala Police Station
• Central Police Station
• Kajjansi Police Station
• Entebbe Police Station
• Nsangi Police Station

I encourage you to visit this site often and become involved in helping the Kampala Metropolitan Police to make Kampala City the safest in the nation.

Thank You,

ACP. Bakaleke Siraje
Regional Police Commander
Kampala Metropolitan South
Mob: 0781526562 / 0715989979