Chief of Police
Knoxville Police Department, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Paul Noel was sworn in as Knoxville’s 27th Chief of Police on June 13, 2022.
Prior to becoming the Chief of Police, Noel was a Deputy Superintendent at the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD). During his 25 years at NOPD, he served in many leadership roles, including Deputy Superintendent, Chief of Detectives, Chief of Field Operations, and more.
Noel became a champion of ethical and progressive policing. He was instrumental in the development and implementation of the Ethical Policing is Courageous (EPIC) peer intervention program. In 2021, Noel was presented with the prestigious Hayes Award from the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) for his work In the EPIC program. The evolution of that program was the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project that was developed through Georgetown University. Noel still serves as a member of the ABLE Board of Advisors. The KPD was accepted to join the ABLE Project in the fall of 2022.
Noel obtained a B.A. in Criminal Justice from Loyola University New Orleans in 2005, a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Loyola University New Orleans in 2009, and he graduated from the FBI National Academy (230th Session) in 2007.
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