The Police Department of Council Bluffs, Iowa, provides law enforcement designed to protect life and property, maintain order, while assuring fair and equal treatment for all. The sheriffs office serves the community by protecting life and property, preserving peace and order, preventing and detecting crime, managing the county jail, enforcing all laws and ordinances and promoting the safe, efficient use of the countys streets and highways. Located in Council Bluffs, the police department is a government-owned company that employs nearly 110 people.