City of Davis

The Davis Police Department has had an active crime prevention program for much of the past 30 years. Crime Prevention is anticipation, recognition and appraisal of crime risks and initiating steps to remove or reduce crime. Crime Prevention should enhance the sense of safety and security, and develop environments where crime cannot flourish. The Crime Prevention Unit offers the following programs.

Neighborhood Watch:

• Make an appointment with the Crime Prevention Specialist to come to your home for a Neighborhood Watch presentation.
• The Specialist will talk about Neighborhood Watch and what it means. Neighbors watch out for neighbors and report suspicious activity or suspicious persons, using security hardware and displaying the Neighborhood Watch signs.
• The Specialist will talk about home security devices, alarms, personal safety, identity theft, hate crimes, vacation security and other topics that might be neighborhood specific.
• The CP Specialist will talk about crime statistics in your neighborhood, what the police are doing and how you can help.

Apartment Watch:

• Apartment Watch is much the same as Neighborhood Watch but the emphasis is more on personal security, identity theft, vacation security, hate crimes, lighting, landscaping in the complex and parking issues.

Business/Community Watch:

• Police and the business community share information to identify perpetrators and stop crimes against businesses. Crime Prevention Specialists are also available for talks about shoplifting, armed robbery, violence in the workplace, identity theft and/or fraud.

Home security inspections:

• A Specialist comes to your house to look at your doors and windows locks, alarms, lighting and landscaping.