City of Davis

The Davis Police Department has designed a program to help owners, managers, leasing agents and staff deal with tenant issues and illegal activity thereby resulting in a "crime free" environment at your apartment community.

The Crime Free Multi Housing Program is comprised of a three phase process:

Phase I:  Involves training the owner and key property employees to become more effective in reducing criminal activity. Phase I includes a 4-hour training course sponsored by the Davis Police Department and covers the following topics:

• Crime Prevention Strategies
• Preparing the Property
• Applicant Screening
• Rental Agreements
• Ongoing Management
• Illegal Activity
• Evictions
• Background Checks
• Fair Housing
• Working with Police
• Life Safety and Fire Prevention

Apartment owners, managers and staff must attend Phase I training in order to be part of the Crime Free Multi Housing Program.

Phase II: Requires the landlord to meet the minimum-security requirements of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (C.P.T.E.D.). There will be property inspections to educate the property owners on the needs to create a safe living environment. When an apartment meets these requirements, they can then move on to Phase III.

Phase III:  Involves training the residents to be the eyes and ears for the apartment community. The management/property owners facilitate a property “social” (crime prevention meeting) working together with the Davis Police Department. Topics that can be discussed may include but are not limited to:

• Responsibilities of Resident(s)
• Resident’s Rights
• Domestic Violence
• Burglary and Theft Prevention
• Block Watch Principles
• Personal Safety Awareness
• Auto Theft Prevention
• Sexual Assault Prevention

Is Your Apartment Complex A Participant ?

Currently, the Davis Police Department acknowledges 16 apartment complexes as participants:

Adobe at Evergreen	Anderson Place Apartments
Glacier Point Apartments	Heather Glenn Apartments
Olive Court Apartments	Owendale Community
Portage Bay Apartments	Rosa Parks Townhouses
Rosewood Park Apartments	Sycamore Lane Gardens Apartments
Terracina Apartments	The Arbors
Twin Pines Community	Walnut Terrace Apartments
Willow Glenn Apartments	Windmere & Windmere II Apartments

If you would like more information about the Crime Free Multi-Housing program, feel free to contact the Crime Prevention Unit at (530) 747-5411.

If you would like to share this information with your apartment complex, download our Crime Free Multi-Housing brochure--print out copies and distribute!