Core Values

HONOR

We are committed to upholding the Honor of the Force by providing honest and faithful police service to all who may be in danger or distress.

SERVICE

We recognize that customer service is our highest priority.  We are committed to providing caring, competent, and professional police service.

INTEGRITY

We believe Integrity is character in action.  We are morally and ethically aware, resolute, and above reproach at all times regardless of our duty status.

RESPECT

We must respect ourselves, our peers, those we serve, and the sanctity of the law and the institution that is the Pennsylvania State Police. 

TRUST

We must solemnly value the trust that has been placed in us by those we are sworn to serve, and we are committed to holding ourselves to a higher standard of accountability to continually earn their respect each and every day. 

COURAGE

We recognize that “courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it.”  We stand firm in the face of danger, and will confront all threats to the safety and security of our communities with intelligence and vigor.

DUTY

We do not swerve from the path of our obligations, nor do we depart from standards of professional conduct.  We obey the law and enforce it without any consideration of class, color, creed, or condition.