ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT 

 Mission Viejo Police Services 
200 Civic Center, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 

EMERGENCY: 9-1-1  
Non-Emergency Dispatch (949) 770-6011  

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.

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.

Lt. Chris Wilson
Chief of Police Services

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.

  MISSION VIEJO POLICE SERVICES  

COMMUNITY SUPPORT & CRIME PREVENTION UNIT 

 The City is committed to its crime fighting strategy, as well as maintaining an atmosphere of community. There are several crime prevention programs available to residents of all ages and businesses free of charge.  Police Services encourages you to participate in these programs and help preserve the quality of life in Mission Viejo.   

Please view the menu to the left for more information.  

  (949) 470-8433    

Volunteers operate this non-emergency business line for general police service and program information.  
Hours of operation are Monday thru Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. 
An answering machine is available in the event the volunteer is busy or for after hours calls.
 Messages are answered within 24 business hours.   

E-mail:  crimeprevention@cityofmissionviejo.org 

  The Orange County Sheriff's Department upgrades  

"taking and managing crime tip" information system.  

The OC Crime Stoppers program has replaced "TIP OCSD".
"Crime Stoppers" is a service that allows citizens to anonymously report potential criminal activity and or supply information regarding suspects of crimes. 
It allows people to report NON-EMERGENCY information either by phone call, web or text. 
No phone lines are recorded, and no IP information can be obtained through the encrypted codes. 

Anonymous tips can be made via  

• the website at www.occrimestoppers.org . 
• their phone number 855-TIP-OCCS (847-6227) 
• text to CRIMES (274637), in the message body type keyword OCCS, then a space     

The purpose of the system is to offer a voice for those who are afraid to speak out and an investigative tool for Law Enforcement. More Information