Norfolk Police Department General Orders are written policies and procedures that guide the actions of police officers while on duty. They provide clear guidelines for how officers should handle different situations, such as making arrests, using force, interacting with the public, and conducting investigations. The following link leads to the official administrative and operational General Orders for the Norfolk Police Department, as well as the Police Officer's Manual. This information is provided for public access, to achieve transparency and understanding between the Norfolk Police Department and the citizens they serve. These General Orders combined with the Police Officer’s Manual set forth responsibilities and standards of conduct expected of all police officers. As new General Orders are added or updated, they will be included in this list of available scanned documents.

This dataset is reports of both use of force and citizen complaint incident reports recorded by the Norfolk Police Department. An incident is considered an event that has been reported to the Police; it does not necessarily indicate a crime has occurred. Norfolk Police Department policy requires a Use-of-Force report every time an officer must do more than routine use of handcuffs or hands to hold, guide, or lead a person. Complaint data for findings that are still pending are excluded from this report. This data will be updated every weekday and encompasses a rolling five years.