Crime Prevention Division

The Crime Prevention Unit is comprised of one sergeant and seven police officers who, in addition to their regularly assigned duties, provide the students, faculty, staff and visitors of the University with information regarding Crime Prevention techniques and the Crime Prevention services offered by the Police Department. These officers are also responsible for conducting monthly Lighting Report Surveys and Emergency Call Box checks and submitting any deficiencies to Physical Plant personnel for immediate correction.

Some of the scheduled activities these officers participate in include:

• Safety Lectures and Seminars
  Presented on a wide variety of topics, ranging from welcoming new and returning students to reporting criminal activity.
• Bicycle Registration
  This service is provided free of charge and is available 24 hours a day. Registering your bicycle can reduce the risk of your bicycle being stolen, and greatly increases the chances of your bicycle being recovered if it is stolen. For more information about registering your bicycle FREE OF CHARGE, call us for more details.
• Security Surveys
  Officers conduct these surveys to determine the areas in various buildings that pose the greatest security risk. Officers inventory sensitive equipment and determine the most effective ways to provide physical security for that equipment to prevent its unauthorized removal or theft.
• Operation ID
  This program is also available free of charge, and consists of the owner's social security number being engraved on valuable items (TV's, Stereos, Laptop Computers, etc.) to help prevent theft of those items or to help locate items that may be stolen after being marked.
• Adopt-A-Cop
  This program allows officers to interact with residents from their assigned residence halls to address specific problems and concerns that may arise. The program has proven very successful in deterring unwanted criminal and other activity in and around residence halls.

Our Crime Prevention Officers interact with the community and other law enforcement agencies by regularly attending meetings of the Lambert's Point, Larchmont and Highland Park Civic Leagues, the Hampton Roads Crime Prevention Association and the Virginia Crime Prevention Association. In addition, they also attend meetings of the PACE program.

If you would like to obtain Crime Prevention Information or learn more about the Crime Prevention Unit, contact the department.