Crime Prevention Tips
The officers assigned to the Crime Prevention Unit perform one of the most important tasks as part of our community policing efforts. The Crime Prevention Unit consists of prevention specialists who perform a variety of tasks. The list of tasks performed by these officers is a long one, but it starts with the partnerships with our Neighborhood Associations and Crime Watches throughout the city. In addition, these officers coordinate such specialized tasks as Crime Stoppers, Weed and Seed programs to reduce crime in drug areas, Crime Reduction Seminars, Personal Safety programs, and community programs on safety.
One of the lesser recognized programs conducted by these officers is known as CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design). The CPTED program consists of the police review of construction projects and existing structures to identify environmental recommendations that would serve to reduce crime victimization. Some of the recommendations may include alterations to lighting, landscaping, window configurations or entry-way designs.
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Crime Prevention Tips
- Kids Internet Safety
- Teaching Children How to Use 9-1-1
- Party Patrol
- How Not to Get Hooked by an E-mailed "Phishing" Scam
(Federal Trade Commission Consumer Alert) - Crime Prevention Tips at the Gym
- Vehicle Security Tips
- Vacation Safety Tips
- On the Road Safety Tips
- Sight Seeing Safety Tips
- Hotel and Motel Safety Tips
- Camping Safety Tips
- Spring Break Safety Tips
- Parents' Summertime Safety Tips for Children
- Robbery Prevention Tips
- Robbery Prevention Tips for Businesses
Crime Stoppers
Crime Stoppers is a nonprofit organization that promotes a partnership between the media, law enforcement and the community. Big Bend Crime Stoppers was started more than twenty years ago by a group of concerned citizens and the Tallahassee Police Department, covering all six counties of the Big Bend: Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Liberty, Leon, and Wakulla.
People in the community with information about a crime can call our number at 574-TIPS (8477) or toll free at 1-888-876-TIPS (8477) These calls are not recorded and we do not use Caller ID. When information is given the caller receives a code number, which the caller can then use receive information on the tip. If an arrest is made based on information provided by the caller, the caller is eligible for a reward. The board of directors, made up of citizens, votes on the reward amount at the monthly board meeting . The caller goes to the drive-thru of a designated bank and provides the teller the code number. The teller then sends out cash. WE NEVER KNOW THE IDENTITY OF THE CALLER.
Be sure to visit Crime Stoppers website.