Inside Quincy Police: Calls, Traffic Stops, and What the Department Is Preparing for Next
The Quincy Police Department’s 2025 report shows increased calls for service, a major jump in traffic enforcement, and new plans for technology upgrades, officer support, & stronger community partner
When we talk about “the police department,” most of us are thinking about what we see: patrol cars on the road, officers at school events, traffic stops in school zones, and the occasional big incident that ripples across town.
What we don’t always see is the full workload behind the scenes: the calls for service, the records unit, evidence management, the animal shelter, training requirements, and all the small interactions that quietly shape trust in a community.
At this week’s Quincy City Council meeting, Police Chief Ryan Green delivered the department’s annual report for 2025 and shared the department’s goals and objectives for 2026, a snapshot of what Quincy PD handled last year and what they’re preparing to strengthen moving forward.
It’s the kind of item that’s easy to skim past on a meeting agenda, but reports like this are one of the clearest windows into how a core city service is functioning.
What Quincy PD handled in 2025: the high-level trends
The simplest headline: activity went up.
In 2025, Quincy PD reported 4,111 calls for service, up from 3,747 the year before — about a 9% increase. Alongside that, arrests increased as well (221 in 2025 compared to 180 in 2024).
Chief Green made a point that matters for a town our size: small agencies can look “spiky” in the numbers. When you’re working with smaller totals, a shift of a few dozen incidents can look dramatic in percentage terms — even if the underlying story is more complicated than “things got worse.”
But even with that context, one theme was clear: traffic enforcement became a major focus in 2025.
Traffic stops rose sharply from 1,399 in 2024 to 3,154 in 2025 and citations/infractions increased as well. Chief Green told council that traffic remains the number one community complaint, and the department has been working to respond to that concern in a more visible way.
That tracks with what many residents say informally: speeding and reckless driving aren’t abstract issues here; they’re felt in school zones, neighborhoods, and commuter corridors every day.
A note on staffing and capacity
Another important piece of context surfaced later in the meeting: the city also approved moving forward on filling two unfilled police officer positions, after budget balancing and the police labor agreement were finalized.
In plain terms: the city believes it has the financial capacity to staff up, and council gave the green light to hire.
That matters because when call volume and enforcement go up, the question residents naturally ask is: Do we have the people to sustain it and sustain it well?
“Community policing” is still a major part of the department’s identity
One thing that stood out in both the annual report and Chief Green’s remarks is how much emphasis Quincy PD places on being present in the community, not just responding when something goes wrong.
The department listed a long range of outreach and public events they participated in throughout the year; everything from National Night Out and the Farmers Market to school visits, holiday events, and community resource gatherings.
That outreach piece matters in a small town. In places like Quincy, legitimacy doesn’t come from press releases; it comes from the everyday experience people have when they run into officers at a youth event, a school function, or a public safety booth.
A statewide recognition: WSIN “Agency of the Year”
One of the biggest “pride moment” notes from the meeting was an award the department received:
Quincy Police Department was recognized as the Western States Information Network (WSIN) 2025 Agency of the Year for Washington Region II.
This award is tied to the broader Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) program, which supports information-sharing and coordination between agencies for criminal investigations and officer safety.
If you strip away the acronyms, the message is simple: Quincy PD is being recognized for how it participates in regional collaboration and investigative support, not just what happens inside city limits.
Looking ahead: Quincy PD’s 2026 priorities
After looking back at 2025, Chief Green also laid out a “map” of what the department wants to prioritize in 2026.
Here’s what they emphasized:
1) Strengthening community partnerships
The department wants to expand engagement, youth outreach, and collaboration with schools, service organizations, and local nonprofits along with more consistent public updates and social communication.
2) Investing in officers and organizational support
This is the “infrastructure” side: replacing aging equipment, modernizing technology, improving evidence processes, establishing recognition programs, and strengthening wellness and peer support.
3) Advancing professional excellence
Priorities include continued partnership with Quincy schools (including the SRO program), a training emphasis on de-escalation and constitutional policing, leadership development, and recruiting/retaining strong candidates.
4) Operational effectiveness and accountability
The department wants to lean more on data-driven deployment, monitor trends and response times, and keep policies updated as laws and best practices evolve.
If you’re looking for the simplest way to translate all of this: Quincy PD is trying to strengthen trust and visibility on the front end, while modernizing systems and supporting staff behind the scenes.
As Quincy continues to grow, the reality is that more people, more traffic, and more activity will naturally bring more calls for service and more pressure on the systems that keep a town running smoothly. Spring sports are starting, summer events are on the horizon, and school zones will soon be busy again with kids, parents, and buses moving through town.
For residents, the numbers in a report like this are one piece of the picture. The other piece is the day-to-day experience — how safe people feel in their neighborhoods, how officers interact with the community, and whether the department continues building the kind of trust that small towns rely on.
For Quincy Police, the message coming out of this year’s report is straightforward: more activity, more engagement, and a focus on preparing the department for the next phase of the community’s growth.
TL;DR — Quincy PD annual report and 2026 priorities
Quincy PD reported increased activity in 2025, including 4,111 calls for service and higher arrest totals.
Traffic enforcement rose sharply, driven by ongoing resident concerns about speeding and reckless driving.
The city council also approved moving forward on filling two police officer positions.
Quincy PD received statewide recognition as WSIN 2025 Agency of the Year (Washington Region II).
For 2026, the department is focused on community partnerships, employee support, professional training, and operational accountability.