The Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy provides the residents of Fairfax County with highly trained, competent, capable, and professional law enforcement officers. The Academy was established in 1985 and is accredited by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission. The Academy serves the Fairfax County Police Department, the Fairfax County Sheriff's Office, the towns of Herndon and Vienna Police Departments, and the Fairfax County Fire Marshal’s Office.

Welcome to the Fairfax County Police Department. The Department’s vision is to provide ethical leadership through engagement with the community to prevent and fight crime, improve the culture of safety at work and within the community to preserve the sanctity of all human life, and to keep pace with urbanization.
Interested in learning more about local law enforcement? The Community Police Academy (formerly Citizens Police Academy) is designed to give participants a glimpse behind the badge and to provide information about training, policies, and the many units and divisions within the Fairfax County Police Department.