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The Orangeburg Department of Public Safety is committed to serving the people in the City of Orangeburg and as a part of our service we provide an extensive array of crime prevention training to various elements in our community.
The Orangeburg Department of Public Safety has personnel who are certified crime prevention specialists and there are officers with training experience to help you learn to be safe.
To schedule a training session or to learn more about our crime prevention programs, telephone the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety Crime Prevention office at 803-533-4113. Allow at least 30 days prior notice before making a request for crime prevention training for your group. Facilities at the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety Headquarters can be used as a last resort but it is preferable for you to provide facilities large enough to accommodate your group. This training is available to accommodate Hispanic-speaking individuals.
Crime Prevention for the general public includes but is not limited to the following topics:
- The history of crime prevention
- Approaches to crime prevention
- Lighting tips
- Landscape & plant growth recommendations
- Stalking
- Neighborhood Watch
- Reporting criminal and suspicious activity
- Preventing Carjacking
- Travel crime prevention tips
- Credit card security precautions
- Identity theft
- Internet fraud
- Prevention of sexual assault
- Safety at home
- Deterring burglars
- Safe shopping tips
- Keeping drugs out of your community
- Basic door system and locking devices
- Personal safety recommendations
- Crime prevention and Domestic Violence
- Motor vehicle theft prevention
- ATM Safety
- Vacation crime prevention tips
- Fraud prevention
- Gang information for parents
- Telemarketing fraud
- Preventing mail theft
- Tips for joggers
- What to do if you're stopped or approached by a police officer
- Crime prevention for seniors
- Includes but not limited to the following topics in Module One
- Crime prevention recommendations for persons with physical disabilities
- Telephone safety and harassing phone calls
- Con games and consumer fraud
It is highly recommended that parents attend thi8s training with their children.
Includes but limited to the following topics:
- Basic crime prevention tips for children
- At home alone
- Fingerprinting programs
- Recommendations for parents
- Preventing child sexual abuse...Tips for parents
- At school and play
- Halloween safety tips
- Cyber safety for children
Crime prevention for adolescents (middle and high school students)
Parents are advised that this module includes information and frank discussion regarding date rape and sexual assault.
It is highly recommended that parents attend this training with their teenage children.
- Teen dating violence
- Baby sitter guide
- Motor vehicle safety for teens
- Gang information for parents
- Managing conflict
- Prevention of sexual assault
- Recommendation for parents of teen drivers
- What to do if you're stopped or approached by a police officer
- Motor vehicle theft prevention
- Teen peer assistance
- Personal safety recommendations
- Club drugs
- Telephone safety & harassing phone calls
In addition the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety provides crime prevention training and information for businesses:
- Crime prevention for restaurants
- Anti shoplifting recommendations
- Internal theft prevention
- Lodging safety and security
- Security and mini storage facilities
- Crime prevention recommendations for realtors
- Crime prevention training for Taxi Cab drivers
- Church crime prevention
- Driver/Sales Person robbery prevention
- Personal safety tips for professional home visitors
- Personal safety tips for realtors
National Crime Prevention homepage
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