Join Northville Township Police 

Northville Township Police Department is a premiere police agency serving a supportive community of nearly 33,000 residents. From new recruits to veteran officers, we are a highly trained, disciplined team. We take a proactive approach to public safety with the assistance of our community partners.

Staffed by 35 sworn officers and 12 special units, we offer multiple opportunities for professional growth, excellent pay and benefits, state-of-the-art training and a healthy work life balance. If you’re ready to join such a team, apply now.

If you have entered the field of law enforcement, congratulations on choosing a career where you get to grow and challenge yourself while helping others, including your colleagues and your community. We already know you’re an exceptional individual for graduating the police academy. Come and explore Northville Township to see if we’re the right fit for you. 

 

Congratulations on choosing a career where you get to grow and challenge yourself while helping others, including your colleagues and your community. We already know you’re an exceptional individual by attending the police academy. Come and explore Northville Township to see if we’re the right fit for you.

 

Northville Township values you, respects you. The proof is in our pay structure. Below are the base hourly rates at various ranks. These numbers do not reflect additional monies earned through longevity, education pay, shift differential or other specialty pays you are offered.

  BASE WAGES SUPPLEMENTALS TOTAL COMPENSATION
 Starting $64,649 Holiday Pay $70,933
 One year $73,199 Gun Allowance $82,877
 Two years $80,604 Longevity  $90,624
 Three years $87,817   $98,170
 Four years $92,209   $102,765

Vacation time:
Date of hire: 48 hours
One year: 88 hours
Two years: 96 hours
Three years: 120 hours
Four years: 144 hours
Five years: 160 hours
Six years: Additional 12 per years of service, to a maximum of 208 hours
Beginning the seventh year of service, an employee will be given an additional 8 hours per year of service to a maximum of 208 hours. Leave days taken in conjunction with vacation days will be considered vacation days for the purpose of call-ins.

Personal time: 36 hours/year. Sick time: 8 hours/month, maximum bank of 1200 hours. Comp time: Accrue in lieu of overtime pay; max bank of 80 hours.

 

 

We offer a competitive benefits package. The highlights include: 

 

MERS Defined Benefit Pension:

  • 2.55% Multiplier
  • 25 years & out - no minimum age requirement
  • 10-year vesting period
  • Ability to purchase service credit (pending approval)
    • Up to five years

Lateral Transfer:

  • Previous MERS service credit applies
    • Up to 5 years count towards retiree healthcare
  • Michigan Reciprocal Retirement Act 88
    • Time counts towards 25 & out retirement/vesting
    • Up to 5 years count towards retiree healthcare

HAP Healthcare Options:

  • Traditional HMO
    • Bi-weekly premiums: $39.49/$90.84/$102.68
  • High Deductible HMO
    • No premium
    • Employee funded HSA
    • $1,500 single deductible
    • $3,000 couple/family deductible

Retiree Healthcare (family): Eligible after 25 years of service credit

 

Our Community: 

We protect and serve a vibrant, active community of 31,758 residents located in western Wayne County. What was once a quaint farming region, now is a thriving, charming residential and business community. We are ranked No. 22 on a list of the top 50 best towns in the entire Midwest. We are a special place, complete with solid finances. We are one of 20 communities in the state to receive a AAA bond rating. Home to some of the world’s leading automotive research and development firms, we have an extensive network of pathways, wooded areas and parks. It’s a great place to work.

How we connect with community members and the resources we provide:

The Northville Township Police Department (NTPD) participates in a variety of programs and activities that develop and maintain sound relationships with its community members.

  • Co-Response Services: In 2021, the NTPD implemented a full-time social worker from Hegira Health to assist officers with crisis calls and response. The program provides residents with mental health resources, follow-ups and assist with developing plans for a  positive outcome. The program assists individuals in getting treatment and support vs. incarceration.
  • Partners in Your Safety (PIYS): PIYS is a crime prevention partnership. Law enforcement and residents work together to promote problem solving and create safer neighborhoods. PIYS will empower individual neighborhoods with the resources and tools necessary to succeed in creating a safer community. The vehicle to achieve this is through education. Participating neighborhoods will have the opportunity to achieve accreditation status upon completion of a series of program requirements. The involvement of individuals residing in each neighborhood is vital to the success of this program. As residents become more involved, they will become aware of incidents and issues occurring in their neighborhoods. In turn, they will be able to move in a direction of crime reduction and prevention with the guidance and assistance of the NTPD.
  • Hope for the Holidays: This program provides families in need with financial support, holidays gifts for children and the basic necessities needed for their respective household during the month of December.
  • Crafting with a Cop: This after-school program provides a safe environment for elementary grade students to create crafts with officers, while learning about safety and law enforcement. The program incorporates anti-bullying presentations and focuses on teaching students to respect each other, but more importantly themselves.
  • Coffee with a Cop: This program provides residents with safety presentations at a variety of locations. Officers will informally converse with residents, while enjoying a cup of coffee. The program develops positive relationships with community members, while reducing crime with awareness.
  • Action for Autism: This program began in 2021, outfitting each department patrol vehicle for calming bags for autistics individuals. The agency provides yearly training for officers on how to appropriately interact with citizens who have special needs. The program was adopted by multiple agencies throughout the state of Michigan.
  • New Hope Grief Camp: The agency participates yearly in the New Hope Grief Camp, a two-day event created to assist young children in overcoming their grief from the death of a loved one. Each camp attendee is between the age of 5-17 and has suffered a traumatic loss within their immediate family. Officers are assigned as counselors and assist with camp activities such as crafts, scavenger hunts and obstacle courses.

The NTPD also participates in school events, parades, community picnics, home owners meetings, PTA meetings, and provides additional services to businesses and residents such as security surveys and house-checks for those on vacation.

 

Northville Township is growing. We are in the early stages of planning a new Public Safety Headquarters, where a state-of-the-art Police Station will be built, among other facilities. Yes, your future includes a new home. Come be a part of shaping this exciting service complex.

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Project Overview: $25,000,000 Project

 Municipal Services Complex

  • Fire Station #2
  • Public Safety Headquarters
  • Department of Public Works
  • Parks and Recreation

Proposed Timeline

  • October 2022 - Complete design development
  • January 2023 - Finalize construction documents
  • February 2023 - Public bidding
  • April 2023 - Construction mobilization

 

 

 
 
A career at Northville Township means you have multiple opportunities to grow.  We value professional development. Here are some of the paths you may choose:

 

  • Detective Bureau
  • Incident Support Team
  • Local/State/Federal Task Force
  • School Resource Officer
  • Community Service Officer
  • Professional Standards and Training Officer
  • Mobile Field Force
  • Field Training Officer
  • Evidence Technician
  • Motor Unit
  • Bicycle Unit
  • Honor Guard

Instructor:

  • Firearms
  • Taser
  • OC Spray
  • Defensive Tactics
  • Crisis Intervention Team
  • Active Threat
  • Fair & Impartial

 

 

Northville Township Police Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants for positions will be considered without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.