The City of Mission Viejo contracts with the Orange County Sheriff's Department for Police Services. The Sheriff's Department is responsible for providing for the protection of citizens, the enforcement of laws, and crime prevention. Law enforcement services include patrol, general and special crime investigation, traffic enforcement, collision investigation, parking enforcement, and a crime prevention unit.
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The Chief of Police is the Department Head for Public Safety and is responsible for the day-to-day operation of law enforcement services in the City. Additional police services include a canine unit, helicopter, bomb squad and a forensics bureau. Mission Viejo Police Services also participates in regional law enforcement programs with surrounding cities which include the Gang Enforcement Team (GET) and the regional Narcotics Suppression Program (RNSP).
The City of Mission Viejo enjoys the reputation of being not only one of the safest cities in Orange County, but also the entire nation. In fact, in 2006, the City was ranked as America's safest city. In 2007, we achieved second safest city in the nation for populations under 100, 000. And Mission Viejo is commonly listed by the FBI,including 2010, as the safest City in our state.
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 Lt. Chris Wilson Chief of Police Services
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Review the Sheriff's Blotter
Take a look at recent activity in your community & surrounding areas, using the Sherriff's Blotter.
The Sheriff's Blotter enables residents to know daily what activity is occurring in their communities by time, type of call and location. 7 day and 30 day views are available.
The data is taken from the official calls for service records kept by the Orange County Sheriff's Department. It is a comprehensive list excluding only those calls where the release of the information could cause harm to an individual or where the release of the information would jeopardize the investigation of a criminal case.
Review Crime Statistics
The Crime Statistics feature allows the user to search crime by area, which includes city or street.
For more information on services provided by the Orange County Sheriff's Department, visit their website at www.ocsd.org.
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