Welcome and thank you for visiting the website for the City of Lynn Police Department. I am incredibly proud of the men and women of the Lynn Police Department and the great work they do every day to make this community safe. The dedicated members of this Department serve a diverse and dynamic community of more than 101,000 people with a long tradition of welcoming newcomers from all over the world as they seek to build a new life in this great country.
The members of the Lynn Police Department seek to build trust and legitimacy with the members of this community by providing professional police services that are rooted in the community policing philosophy. We do this by developing partnerships, and by working collaboratively, with residents, business owners, service organizations, elected officials, and others to identify problems and develop solutions using new and innovative strategies.
We recognize that modern policing requires us to expand our role well beyond simple enforcement. We must look for community-based solutions that provide non-enforcement alternatives such as education, neighborhood development, harm reduction and crisis response that are all part of a comprehensive approach to improving quality of life and ensuring access to justice for all.
We also understand the important role that new technologies have in helping to maximize our effectiveness, while also ensuring that we are accountable to the community. As part of that approach, we are consistently working to provide updated information on our website and social media. With this effort we strive to promote clear communication and improved access to information and resources that are important to you.
About Chief Christopher P. Reddy
Chief Christopher P. Reddy was promoted on May 20, 2021, and became the new Chief of the department. Chief Reddy began his career in 1985 and earned his first promotion to Sergeant in 1992. He worked in the Patrol Division until he was appointed as the first supervisor of the newly created Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Unit. He continued in that assignment when he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1996. As a Lieutenant, he worked as the OIC of the Anti-Crime Team and the Community Policing Units. Reddy was later assigned as the Officer in Charge of the Intelligence Unit and then returned to the Patrol Division as the Executive Officer on the First Division. He became a Captain in 2009 and was assigned to Administrative Division. In 2010, he became the Captain of the Patrol Division where he was responsible for all patrol operations, the Traffic Unit, the CBD Unit and served as the liaison to the City of Lynn Emergency Management Committee.
Chief Reddy is a lifelong resident of Lynn. He graduated from University of Massachusetts-Lowell in 1986 with a B.S. in Business Administration – Management. Chief Reddy earned a master’s degree in criminal justice from Anna Maria College in 1989. He has completed certificate programs in Executive Leadership sponsored by the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (LEEDA) and Police Leadership from Northeastern University. Chief Reddy is a member of the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association, the International Association of the Chiefs of Police, the Massachusetts Major City Chiefs of Police and the Essex County Chiefs of Police.