Sumter County Sheriff's Office
Community Programs

107 East Hampton Avenue • Sumter, South Carolina 29150
Phone: (803) 436-2053

Community Programs:

Neighborhood Watch

"Operation Property I.D. Brochure ":Click Here

"Operation Property I.D. Property Log":Click Here

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is providing the community a chance to take a bite out of crime by participating in Operation ID. Operation Identification is a citizen’s burglary prevention program for use in homes and small business. The Operation ID Program involves marking or engraving property with an identifying number as a means of discouraging burglary and theft. Most people mark their valuables with their initials or abbreviation of their home state followed by their driver’s license number or an identification number so the property can be easily traced and identified as yours. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Property ID Program is designed to help bring together the relationship between law enforcement and the community by creating a bond with members of the community and by proactively interacting with the public to prevent theft and enhance property recovery. If you would like to purchase a decal or need more information, please call (803)774-3868

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Crime Prevention is one of the most important things a Sumter County citizen can participate in.There are many outreach programs which are provided by the Sheriff's Office:

• Neighborhood Watch
• 911 for Kids (911 educational program taught in the schools)
• Fatal Vision (Teen DUI awareness workshop)
• Child I.D. Fingerprinting
• Commercial Security Surveys
• Residential Security Surveys

Presentations are available on the following subjects:

• Identity Theft/Mail Theft
• School Safety
• Home Security
• Business Security
• Loss Prevention
• Personal Safety
• Child Safety
• and more...

What is Neighborhood Watch?

The Neighborhood Watch, Community Action and Problem-Solving Program is one of the most effective means available for resolving issues within your community.It utilizes the best crime prevention device around: a good neighbor.Through organized problem-solving activities, you can help remove crime from your residential area and address any community issue that concerns residents.

Neighborhood Watch is not guard duty.It is getting to know your neighbors, focusing on community issues, forming action groups and finding resolutions to neighborhood problems.It’s a partnership between the Sheriff's Office and the communities we serve.

It involves citizens being trained to recognize and report suspicious activities in their neighborhoods implementation of crime prevention techniques such as home security and Operation Identification (engraving driver’s license or ID number on valuable items).

How do you start Neighborhood Watch?

It’s easy. Select the area to be covered by your Neighborhood Watch block. A block consists of 12 to 20 homes that surround you. Personally contact and talk with as many block residents as possible. Share the above information about the Neighborhood Watch Program, express your concerns and ask your neighbors to participate. Select some possible Tuesday or Thursday 7:00 p.m. meeting dates that are convenient for interested parties.

Next contact the Sheriff’s Office Crime Prevention Unit at (803)-436-2237 or 436-2043 to schedule your initial meeting. (Please note that a minimum of two weeks advance notice is needed.)

Help us help you make your community a safer, better place to live

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Sumter County Sheriff's Office Community Programs

Community Programs:

Sumter County Sheriff's Office
Community Programs