Mesa Police Department Crime Prevention Unit


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Crime Prevention

The Mesa Police Department has 5 crime prevention officers who have all received International Crime Prevention Specialist certification, as well as certification for Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). All are highly trained in specific areas of crime prevention, including personal safety, senior safety, workplace violence prevention and identity theft.

We are here to help communities establish active Neighborhood Watch programs, assist businesses and homeowners with preventing crime, and work with the Community Action Teams to address neighborhood issues and facilitate problem-solving methods. The crime prevention officers are often present at safety fairs and other functions throughout the City to provide information on how to be safe.

Crime prevention officers are assigned by Patrol District. To see if you are in the Central, Dobson, Red Mountain, or Superstition District, please refer to the PDF map at right.

To request a presentation or to start a Neighborhood Watch in your area, please contact the crime prevention officer for your police district.

Central

Dobson

Red Mountain

Superstition

Available Literature

There are over 65 brochures, many in Spanish, available for you and your organization. Some of the topics addressed in the brochures include home and vehicle security, personal safety, protecting your children, protecting yourself from violence, cybersafety, and different kinds of cons and frauds.

For a complete list of the available brochures please visit our Literature Available page.

Special Programs

The entire senior population in Mesa is please to have a crime prevention officer who is directly involved in promoting senior safety as well as stopping elder abuse. As part of the Attorney General's Office on Aging, the Mesa Police Department is taking a leading role in the prevention of elder abuse, working to identify safety issues, and developing programs to assist the elderly. For more information on senior safety and elder abuse please contact Crime Prevention Officer Karen Stegenga at (480) 644-5014.

CPTED

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, or CPTED (pronounced sep-ted), is a program that is well underway in not only businesses, but in communities, parks and facilities all around the city. The program includes an assessment of the area, suggestions on improving the safety through environmental design techniques (both to the inside and outside of the property) and a walk-through to pinpoint specific target areas to address.