Stockton Police Department - Community Policing - Seaport District

A message from the Seaport District Commander
Lieutenant Jim Ballard

Seaport District's boundaries are generally south of the Crosstown Freeway to the south city limits and west of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks to the west city limits. To view a map of the six Districts, click here. The Seaport District took in part of the old Gateway District and about half of the original Park District. The Downtown and Magnolia Historical Districts (part of the old Gateway District) were combined to create the Civic Center District.


The Seaport District combines industrial areas, including the Port of Stockton, with large, diverse residential areas such as Weston Ranch. Weston Ranch is the largest residential development project in Stockton with 5,056 proposed units built on 1,177 acres. Because of the District's rapid growth, policing needs are also growing, and the City of Stockton has plans to establish a police facility within the District.



Seaport District Officers embrace the Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving (COPPS) philosophy, and we are fortunate that residents of the District take an active role in working with us to resolve problems and improve the quality of life in the Seaport District. There are a number of very active community groups and neighborhood action teams within the District including: St. George's Neighborhood Betterment Committee (one of Stockton's oldest and most established neighborhood betterment committees), the Weston Ranch Organizing Committee, the Eighth Street Neighborhood Watch Group, the South Stockton Merchants Association, the Columbus Park Neighborhood Watch Group, and the Grant Area Neighborhood Action Team. Sergeants and Officers assigned to the Seaport District regularly attend meetings of the various neighborhood groups and collaborate with members of the community to identify and resolve issues important to the community.

The Seaport District staff include directed Patrol Officers who address community concerns, two Community Police Officers who work in partnership with the San Joaquin County Housing Authority to provide police services in the Conway Homes area, a Senior Community Service Officer, a Community Service Officer and a compliment of Sergeants and Police Officers who provide police services to the District.