Houma Police Department

What Houma Police Department does

The Houma Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency operating under the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government and serving the City of Houma, Louisiana. The department provides 24/7 patrol coverage, emergency response, criminal investigations, community policing, and public safety education to roughly 33,000+ residents, local businesses, and visitors. The agency traces its origins to documented Terrebonne Parish Constables in 1856 and was formally established under its first Chief of Police, Caliste A. Callahan, around 1920. It currently operates with approximately 41 personnel, led by Chief Travis Theriot since 2023, under the motto "Honor. Pride. Dedication."

The department's service portfolio includes the R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense) self-defense course for women ages 12 and up; a Patrol Request service for vacation or non-emergency monitoring; an anonymous Narcotics Tip Line; a Citizen Survey and Complaint/Compliment intake; a mandatory Third-Party Firearm Transfer process for domestic abuse convictions; and online public access to Crash Reports and a Crime Map. The technology stack is built on third-party SaaS integrations rather than proprietary systems: LexisNexis for crash report retrieval, CrimeMapping.com for crime visualization, PowerDMS for internal policy management, LeadsOnline for investigations, Everbridge (Terrebonne Alert) for emergency notifications, Smart911 for resident safety alerts, and Xtra Duty for off-duty employment administration. The department also participates in national networks including AMBER Alert, NCMEC, and Family Watchdog.

As a government entity, the Houma Police Department is funded through the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government's budget, local tax revenue, and parish-level government allocations rather than commercial revenue, and holds no private equity, venture capital, or shareholder ownership. Police officer compensation is publicly disclosed at $45,000-$52,000 base salary with benefits including paid leave, retirement pension, healthcare, college incentive pay, and off-duty detail opportunities. Citizen engagement is conducted through an official website (houmapd.com) and a Facebook presence.

Name

Houma Police Department

Legal name

Houma Police Department

Website

https://houmapd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1856

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Municipal law enforcement agency serving the City of Houma, Louisiana with approximately 41 personnel, providing patrol, emergency response, community policing, and public safety programs including R.A.D. self-defense training for women.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Houma Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency that provides 24/7 police patrol, emergency response, crime prevention, and community policing services to residents, businesses, and visitors of Houma, Louisiana. Core programs include Patrol Request services, Citizen Survey and Complaint/Compliment intake, Narcotics Tip Line, Third Party Firearm Transfer processing for domestic abuse cases, R.A.D. self-defense training for women, and online access to crash reports and crime maps.

Product overview

The Houma Police Department's public-facing portfolio consists primarily of community engagement and administrative service products rather than a unified software platform. The core offerings include the R.A.D. System self-defense training program for women; the Patrol Request service for vacation and problem-area monitoring; Citizen Survey and Citizen Complaint/Compliment Form systems for community feedback; the Narcotics Tip Line for anonymous drug activity reporting; Third Party Firearm Transfer for court-ordered firearm management; and online Crash Reports and Crime Map services for public access to law enforcement data. These services are delivered through a combination of in-person programs, PDF-based forms, phone lines, and third-party integrated platforms (LexisNexis for reports, CrimeMapping for crime data, PowerDMS for internal document management, and Everbridge for emergency alerts).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• R.A.D. System (Rape Aggression Defense System) A 12-hour self-defense training program for women ages 12 and up, taught by certified instructors over three sessions of four hours each. Covers awareness, technique, and realistic attack simulation. Held at HPD, Terrebonne General Medical Center, and Terrebonne Parish Recreation Centers.
• Patrol Request Service Service allowing Houma residents to request extra police patrols for their homes or businesses while on vacation, or to report non-emergency community concerns and neighborhood problems.
• Citizen Survey Online feedback mechanism allowing citizens to rate the department on approachability, officer presence, friendliness, professionalism, overall opinion, and city safety perception.
• Citizen Complaint/Compliment Form PDF-based system for filing formal complaints or compliments against department employees, available 24/7 with option for anonymous submission.
• Narcotics Tip Line Anonymous reporting service for suspected drug activity, with online form and dedicated phone line (985) 262-2248 for community-driven narcotics intelligence.
• Third Party Firearm Transfer Service Mandatory firearm transfer process for individuals convicted of domestic abuse battery, required within 48 hours of court order with notary verification within 5 days.
• Online Crash Reports Online LexisNexis-based system for searching and retrieving police crash reports.
• Crime Map Public-facing crime visualization tool integrated with CrimeMapping.com showing crime data by location across the City of Houma.
• Police Officer Employment Application Process Civil Service-based recruitment process for police officers including entrance exam, background check, physical agility test, polygraph, psychological evaluation, and medical exam, with salary range of $45,000-$52,000 plus benefits.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC)supportingOthersPartner organization providing educational resources including McGruff the Crime Dog program for child safety education and neighborhood watch program coordination tools and materials.
• Family WatchdogsupportingOthersFree service partnered with to help citizens locate registered sex offenders in their area. The department directs citizens to use this resource for locating offenders and signing up for notifications.
• Terrebonne General Medical CentersupportingOthersHealthcare facility partnership for hosting R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense) self-defense courses. Provides training venue for women's self-defense education program.
• Terrebonne Parish Recreation CenterssupportingOthersParish recreation facilities used as training locations for R.A.D. self-defense courses. Provides additional venue options for women's self-defense education beyond HPD headquarters.
• AMBER Alert ProgramcoreOthersNational early warning system for abducted children. HPD participates in broadcasting alerts and coordinates with national AMBER Alert network for child recovery efforts.
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)supportingOthersNon-profit resource center partnered with to assist families and law enforcement on issues relating to missing and sexually exploited children.
• National Night Out (NATW)supportingOthersAnnual community-building campaign partnered with to promote police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. Louisiana observes National Night Out on the first Tuesday in October.
• Terrebonne Parish Consolidated GovernmentcoreOthersParent municipal government organization that oversees the Houma Police Department. HPD operates under TPCG authority with shared branding and resources.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Alexandria Police Department: Mid-sized Louisiana municipal police department serving a similar population base. Comparable operating model, municipal funding, and community-policing orientation within the same state regulatory framework.
• Monroe Police Department: Mid-sized Louisiana municipal police department. Closely comparable on patrol/investigations operating model, community engagement offerings, and small-to-mid municipal force scale.
• Hammond Police Department: Small-to-mid sized Louisiana municipal police department with a comparable community-policing orientation and small-city force structure operating under similar Louisiana statutes.
• Thibodaux Police Department: Neighboring small Louisiana municipal police department in Lafourche Parish. Comparable in scale (small force, single-city jurisdiction), community-policing orientation, and Bayou-region operating context.
• Lake Charles Police Department: Louisiana municipal police department of comparable mid-size. Directly comparable in operating model, community-policing programs, and small-city force structure within Louisiana.
• Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office: The parish-level law enforcement agency operating alongside HPD in Terrebonne Parish. Directly comparable because it shares the same service geography, overlapping statutory responsibilities (patrol, civil process, corrections), and the same TPCG parent funding structure.
• Lafayette Police Department: Mid-sized Louisiana municipal police department serving a comparably sized city. Closely matched on operating model (patrol, investigations, community engagement), Louisiana-state statutory framework, and municipal-budget funding structure.
• Morgan City Police Department: Small Louisiana municipal police department serving a similar small-city population. Comparable scale, Bayou-region operating context, and municipal-budget funding structure to HPD.

Broad incumbents

• Baton Rouge Police Department: Larger Louisiana municipal police department that delivers the same core functions (patrol, investigations, community engagement) at materially greater scale. Useful as a broader-incumbent reference point for Louisiana municipal policing operating models.
• Shreveport Police Department: Larger Louisiana municipal police department providing the same core services at greater scale and budget. Comparable on Louisiana-state statutory framework and operating model, though materially larger in headcount and jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/houmadetectives500
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/houma-police-department

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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