Crime Prevention

Crime is everywhere, even in a quiet community like Oxford. Recognizing this unfortunate truth is your first step toward crime prevention. Integrating this awareness into your day-to-day lifestyle is a practical matter. Most crime prevention tips are nothing more than some active awareness and common sense; yet in our hectic lives, we often fall into a false sense of security and overlook the little things that ensure our safety.

OPD is committed to ensuring Oxford is a safe community. We do our best, but need your active involvement as well. This section will provide you a starting place with recommendations and tips for ensuring your quality of life is crime-free. Remember: there are no sure preventatives of crime. And these tips may not fit your specific situation; they are a starting place for consideration so be creative in working towards being safe.

We have two certified Crime Prevention Officers on staff -- Officer Lara Fening and Sergeant Dennis Colyer. They can assist you through programming and advice. They are available to work with individuals, groups, neighborhoods, and organizations.

You may contact them by calling 513.524.5240 or e-mailing them at police@cityofoxford.org.

Below you will find hyperlinks to topics covered in this section. Within each section there may also be subsections for specific topics. These links can also be found on the left menu bar of the specific pages.

• Personal Safety
• Home Security
• Small Business Crime Prevention
• Vehicle Security
• Bicycle Security
• Senior Citizen Safety
• Safety for the Disabled
• Child Safety Issues
• Rape
• Date Rape
• Teen Dating Violence
• Domestic Violence