The Haverhill Police Departments Community Police Division uses several common methods of community-policing that include:

• Encouraging the community to help prevent crime by providing advice, giving talks at schools, encouraging neighborhood watch groups, and a variety of other techniques.
• Increased use of foot or cycle patrols.
• Creating teams of officers to carry out community policing in designated neighborhoods.
• Clear communication between the police and the communities about their objectives and strategies.
• Partnerships with other organizations such as government agencies, community members, nonprofit service providers, private businesses and the media.

Some examples of Community Policing activities:

• Coffee with a cop
• Creating and working with neighborhood groups
• National Night Out
• Jr. Police programs
• Department tours
• Touch a truck events
• Crime prevention talks
• Security surveys
• Participating in city events such as:
  • Kidsfest
  • Christmas Stroll
  • Stuff a Cruiser
  • Santa Parade