Portsmouth Police Department

Portsmouth Police Department is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the City of Portsmouth in Newport County, Rhode Island, based at 3 Junkins Avenue. The department serves residents, businesses, and visitors within Portsmouth limits in Newport County. Its area of responsibility covers patrol and response to calls for service, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations inside the city, and community policing programs that support local neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Portsmouth sits in a Rhode Island community corridor linking residential and commercial areas, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety inside the city. Public safety emergencies in Portsmouth should be reported by dialing 911.