Entry Level and Lateral Police Officer

The City of Kent was incorporated in 1889 and has steadily grown from an area of agriculture and farming into a city of production and manufacturing. The City has 3 main areas: the West Hill is a combination of residential and commercial services; the Valley which is a mixture of residential, warehousing, manufacturing, and commercial services, and the East Hill, which is primarily residential with commercial services. Our static population is approximately 132,000 but grows to approximately 400,000 during the day. We are the 6th largest city in the state of Washington, and the 8th most culturally diverse city in the U.S.

The Kent Police Department is a full service municipal department consisting of Patrol, Support Services, Investigations, and our own Corrections Facility. We offer a wide variety of law enforcement assignments within the Patrol division including K-9 (the most teams of any city our size in the region), SWAT, Hostage Negotiators, Civil Disturbance Unit, Field Trainers, Drone Operators, Crime Scene Investigators, and Traffic Enforcement. 

For more information visit KentPoliceRecruiting.com and/or e-mail [email protected]

• Entry-Level candidates Need to go to Public Safety Testing - publicsafetytesting.com and select Kent PD as an agency that you would like your Written and Physical scores to be sent to. 
• Lateral candidates Need to apply directly with the City via KentPoliceRecruiting.com/Laterals

Up to $25,000 hiring bonus for qualifying lateral officers and up to 400 hours of front-loaded leave!

View the attached flyer below for wages and benefits.