On behalf of the Barrie Police Services Board and the Barrie Police Service, it is our honour to present the 2023–2025 Strategic Plan. Since the launch of our previous strategic plan more than three years ago, our Service has experienced many changes including the consolidation and move to a new building, the COVID-19 pandemic and most recently, the appointment of our new Chief. But perhaps the most significant change is a shift in the way policing is viewed by the public and by the membership of the Barrie Police Service. This is redirecting Service’s priorities and objectives to be more data-driven and focused on community collaboration to ensure we continue to offer reliable and effective emergency response, while working with our community partners to divert and address social disorder that typically forms from systemic issues in our society.

The 2023-2025 Strategic Plan builds off the groundwork established in the previous Strategic Plan and advances our mission to create a supportive environment that provides proactive policing services to help reduce crimes from happening, while also responding to emergencies, high harm incidents and de-escalating those interactions in a safe and responsible manner.

This approach is reflected through our updated Strategic Plan as we continue to listen to the needs of the community and of our internal membership. The Barrie Police Service recognizes that community safety requires balance and the updated priorities, objectives, and actions in our 2023-2025 Strategic Plan reflect the feedback that was heard through our comprehensive consultation process.

As a result of those consultations the new plan addresses the need to:

 Prevent & Address Crime

Utilize a data-driven decision-making approach to reduce harm in our community, prioritize traffic safety, enhance visibility, and support victims of crime.

Leverage Partnerships to Reduce Social Disorder

Empower and strengthen our community partnerships and focus on authentic community and member engagement.

Build a Resilient Organization

Inspire innovative policing practices and progressive human resource strategies to prepare our Service to thrive in the future.

As we launch our new Strategic Plan, the Barrie Police Service remains committed to supporting the needs of our community and our membership and will continue to offer opportunities for feedback and consultation as we engage with purpose, integrity, respect, trust, compassion, and dedication. We thank everyone who has helped inform this plan and look forward to working together to create a safer tomorrow, today.