Feb. 12, 2025

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After 33 years of service to the Salt Lake City Police Department, Chief Mike Brown will step down on February 28, 2025, and intends to retire. 

Mayor Mendenhall is grateful for Chief Brown’s work over the course of her administration but has determined that it’s time for the next chapter in the SLCPD’s leadership. 

Chief Brown has served as Chief of Police since 2015. Before becoming Chief, Brown had a distinguished career as a patrol officer, gang detective, motor officer, and SWAT officer— being a part of the first generation of SWAT snipers. During his career, he shaped many key policing strategies for the department in crime reduction, traffic safety, and crisis response. He established Salt Lake City’s anti-vehicle cruising ordinance and Salt Lake City’s first-ever POST-certified training satellite academy and contributed to major public safety events, including the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Torch Run. Chief Brown most recently led efforts to bring overall crime in Salt Lake City to a 16-year low, while also reducing call for service response times. In 2021, Chief Brown successfully spearheaded the stratified policing model to better address violent crime.

Neither Mayor Mendenhall nor Chief Brown are available for additional comment at this time.