INTEGRITY ◆ COURAGE ◆ COMPASSION ◆ COMMITMENT ◆ SERVICE

The Ferndale Police Department is dedicated to the safety and protection of the citizens and businesses within our boundaries. We are committed to the task of keeping our courts and correctional system secure and our service is built upon integrity, respect, vision, and leadership.
It is our goal to always be open and transparent with the public. This newly created community dashboard will assist us in that continued effort. The data provided in the below charts have been obtained from a variety of internal software programs used by the Ferndale Police Department.

Ferndale Police Department Annual Report(s)

Ferndale Police Department Website

Citation Definition

A citation or ticket is a legal notice to a person or motor vehicle charged with a violation of law, especially a minor violation. The cited person or motor vehicle is the defendant. A citation can be a civil infraction or a misdemeanor depending on the seriousness of the traffic violation. All defendants who receive a citation must respond to the allegations in the citation.

Unknown: When an officer is unable to determine race and gender, the race and gender categories are marked as unknown.

** Republic Parking is a separate entity. Their parking citations are not documented by the police department.**

To view citation data from different years, select the year from the dropdown menu below and click on apply changes.

Dennis M. Emmi
Chief of Police
E-mail

Ferndale Police Department
310 E. Nine Mile Rd.
Ferndale, MI 48220

Phone Number: 248-541-3650 (ext 5)
Emergency: 911

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