Ann Arbor Police Chief Andre Anderson will retire in February 2027 after three years leading the department.
Anderson was sworn in as chief in February 2024. The city announced his planned departure Nov. 6 in a news release.
The city credited Anderson with revising department policies, strengthening community partnerships and developing departmental leadership. Those assessments came from the city’s retirement announcement.
His tenure included implementation of the city’s driving equality ordinance. Ann Arbor adopted the ordinance July 6, 2023, before Anderson became chief, according to the Police Department’s 2025 annual report. It addresses traffic-stop practices and seeks to prevent biased enforcement.
In a Feb. 16 WEMU interview, Anderson said the department had recorded no equipment-violation stops since approximately May 2025. That statement described the period before the interview.
Before joining Ann Arbor, Anderson served as executive assistant police chief in Tempe, Arizona; executive deputy police chief in Rochester, New York; and interim police chief in Ferguson, Missouri, according to the city.
In August 2024, he was selected for the international board of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. A city announcement described his volunteer role as providing support and advice to the organization’s national president.
