Western District Station

8900 Freedom Center Blvd

Manassas VA 20110

Phone: 703-792-7270

Email: crimeprevention@pwcgov.org

Prince William County Police Department

Crime Prevention Unit

Crime Prevention Unit First Sergeant

Three Sworn Officers

One Crime Prevention Specialist (civilian)

Western District Station in Manassas

Schedules vary daily/weekly

Typically Adult Education

Special Operations Bureau

Community Watch Programs

346+ Neighborhood Watches

39 Fleet Watches

30+ Worship Watches

70+ Business Watches

Total: 485 Watches (and always growing)

Crime Prevention Specialists Each member certified – DCJS Basic 40 hour Crime Prevention Class General Instructor certification Additional 80 hours of Crime Prevention

related material Re-certify every three years

Community Outreach / Education

Crime Reporting Home Security Personal Safety Identity Theft Community programs Terrorism Awareness Prevention (TAP)

Training - Citizens

Training - Businesses Crime Reporting

Personal Safety

Work Place Violence

Robbery Prevention

Terrorism Awareness

Shoplifting / Theft Prevention

Bad Checks

Credit Card Fraud

Security Assessments -CPTED

Site Plans Lighting

Surveys

(Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) Residential

Security Assessment

Business Security Assessment

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (C.P.T.E.D)

based on a theory that the proper design and effective use of the built environment can lead to:

A reduction in the incidence of crime and the fear of crime.

An improvement in the quality of life.

What does that mean?

Basically, CPTED is about using your environment to reduce crime and improve the quality of life.

Crime Prevention Events

National Night Out– August 5th Crime Prevention Month – Oct. 18th Event Golf Tournament with Crime Prevention Council-

June 6th Community events Neighborhood Watch Training- Monthly Public Education

Crime Alerts

Incidents in county

e-mail notification http://www.pwcgov.org/eservices/enotifications/subscribe.asp

Police Representatives

Health and Safety Council Clean Community Council Citizen Corp Council Chamber of Commerce Emergency Operations Committee Fair and Impartial Policing Committee

Online Crime Reporting

Online Crime Reporting

Using the Prince William County Police Online Reporting System, you can report the following incidents:• Larceny / Theft • Larceny / Theft From Auto • Suspicious Incidents • Vandalism • Hit and Run • Harassing Calls, • Texts and Emails • Lost Property • Vandalism to Auto • Supplement to a Report Already Filed

…as long as there is not a suspect at the time of reporting…

Questions?

Prince William Police

Crime Prevention Unit

703-792-7270

CrimePrevention@pwcgov.org