Educate Yourself on Crime Prevention Techniques:

·    Contact the Mitchell Crime Prevention Unit for information on how to make your home more secure, mark your personal property and maintain personal security.

Know Your Police: 

·    Know the location of the police department.  Memorize the phone number.  Get to know and support your local police officers.

Report Any Crime:

·    Report any crime or suspicion of crime at once.

·    No violation is too small to be reported.

·    You can’t assume that someone else has already reported it.

Stay Informed:

·    Follow the news.  Keep posted on local crime problems.

·    Attend public meetings.

·    Get to know the local crime situation and what’s being done about it.

Work With Others: 

·    Support groups, especially those working with young people, to foster a sense of neighborhood and build character for those that have active programs that help prevent crime. 

Support The Whole Legal Process:

·    The police courts, prisons and rehabilitation programs need adequate facilities and proper staffs to carry out their vital community service. 

Obey the Laws Yourself:

All the laws… all the time!  Avoid questionable situations that may prompt breaking the law.  Support law enforcement and the court system. 

Set a Good Example: 

·    …for others – especially your children.  Teach them that laws are NOT made to be broken.  Encourage them to join you in anti-crime activities. 

Cooperate:

·    …fully with law enforcement officials.  Report suspicious activities.  Be willing to register complaints and appear as a witness. 

Remember: 

·    You are the Key to winning the war against crime!