Steeped rich in history, the original indigenous people of Plympton were the members of the Wampanoag Indian Tribe. In the mid to late 1630’s the area now known as Plympton was one of the first outposts of West Plymouth. Many of the Town’s first European inhabitants made the journey to the new world on the Mayflower. During the Revolutionary War Plympton made history again as the birthplace of Deborah Sampson, who assumed a male identity in 1782 in order to enlist in the 4th Massachusetts Regiment of the Continental Army. Sampson fought in several battles and was wounded multiple times until her identity was learned and she was discharged from the Army. She is forever known as America’s first woman soldier and first woman soldier to see combat.
The Plympton Police Department serves a community of 3,000 residents. Plympton remains a rural town with an agricultural base mainly in cranberry farming. While growth has been minimal over the last century, it has been modestly accelerated in recent years by the introduction of a high-speed commuter railway which transects North Plympton bringing daily commuters to and from the city of Boston which is 40 miles northeast of Plympton.
Geographically, secondary State Routes 58 and 106 passes through town along with Route 44 which is a limited access highway. The presence of these major roadways provides for an unusually high volume of traffic through Plympton daily.
The Plympton Police Department provides 24/7 police patrols headquartered out of our Police Headquarters building located at #7 Palmer Road which was constructed and commissioned in 2019. It is the first stand-alone headquarters for the department that had previously been housed in a section of the Old Town House.
In response to the events of September 11, 2001 the department has joined in several regional police collaboratives for the purpose of resource and manpower sharing to enhance public safety preparedness. Our residents can rest assured that their small-town police force is at the cutting edge of technology, training and preparedness.
The Plympton Police Department embraces the community policing philosophy. The Department maintains a long-standing dedication to the DARE program at our elementary school, has formed a regional TRIAD program to support our seniors and is an active participant in the Plymouth County Outreach program which supports individuals and families struggling with substance abuse or behavioral health crisis. The Department is constantly on the lookout for new programs that will further advance our commitment to community.
The Plympton Police Department embraces the findings of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing and the six pillars of the final report. We utilize these Pillars as our roadmap for the future. We have dedicated ourselves to the advancement of professional, ethical and accountable policing that places a tremendous emphasis on the sanctity of all human life. To that end, the Department is actively working towards State Certification through the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission.
In our values statements we pledge to “Listen carefully and to act on what we hear.” We value the input of our residents and visitors. We welcome your feedback through contact links provide on this site.