Police Officer - Entry Level & Certified

Des Moines Police Department

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.dsm.city/departments/police-division/police_department_recruitment.php

Phone:

• 515-557-0446

Email:

• DMPDrecruiting@dmgov.org

Application Deadline:

• 03/31/23
• @ 4:00 PM CST

Salary:

• Starting:

  • $75,608 - Entry Level
  • $82,056 - Certified

  DMPD offers excellent pay, benefits, and training! Along with a great work schedule and opportunities for advancement.

  • Full salary during training
  • 24 Week Academy for new recruits/ 13 Weeks for Certified
  • Monday-Friday (Weekends & Holidays off)
  • Sleep at home every night (No barracks)
  • Field Training – 12 Weeks with experienced officer
  • Mentorship Program - Paired with experienced officer to assist and help guide you through the academy, field training and beyond. 

Sworn:

• 372

Population:

• 212,000

Position Details

Apply Here!

Join the Des Moines Police Department:

DSM.CITY/JOINDMPD

Questions:

Contact:

DMPDrecruiting@dmgov.org

OR

515-557-0446

The City of Des Moines Police Department is the largest and only self-sustained police department in the state of Iowa, consisting of 372 sworn officers.

The department offers a wide variety of job assignments throughout the Operations, Administrative Services and Investigations Divisions including but not limited to:

• Patrol
• Community Outreach
• K-9
• Special Tactics and Response
• School Resource Officer
• Robbery and Homicide Investigation
• Financial Crimes Investigation
• Bomb Squad
• Dive Team
• Narcotic Investigations Academy 

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 21 Years Old by date in job posting
• US Citizen
• Valid Drivers License
• No Felony Conviction
• No Domestic Abuse Convictions
• No Marijuana (Past 12 Mo)
• No Other Drugs (Past 24 Mo)
• Vison - No Worse than 20/100 and correctable to 20/20
• Normal Color Vison
• Normal Hearing 

The Des Moines Police Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorites encouraged to apply.

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