CRIME REPORTING & PREVENTION
Crime Reporting Procedures:
There are three primary ways to report crime here in Albuquerque, depending on the type of crime and the specific situation. The table below should help:
Emergency:
Phone: 911
Non-Emergency:
Phone: 242-COPS (2677)
Telephone Reporting Unit:
Phone: 768-2030 (6:30am to 11pm, Monday thru Sunday)
An emergency call is defined as a situation where a person’s life or property is in danger or threatened. A non-emergency call is a situation where a person’s life and/or property are not in immediate danger. This is a way to file reports about certain types of crimes that don’t fit the other two categories, without tying up APD officers.
Examples include fire calls, accidents with injuries, groups of persons with weapons preparing to fight, shootings, stabbings, robberies, rape, etc. Examples include smashed windows in an unoccupied home, abandon car on street, persons loitering near a school, and information about impending crimes. Examples include vandalism, graffiti (see note below), theft from your yard, auto theft, criminal trespass, harassing phone call, missing persons, stalking, delayed house burglary, etc.
For Non-Emergency reporting online, CLICK HERE.
Note:  After you report graffiti, call Solid Waste Management at 768-4725, and they will send someone out to cleanup or paint over the graffiti.

Crime Stoppers:
If you have information about a crime and don’t want to "get involved", make an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers at 843-STOP (7867). You can remain anonymous and receive rewards up to $1,000.00.

Things We Can Do To Prevent Crime:
Here in the PRORA area there are many things we can do to fight crime. Listed below are just a few suggestions:

  1. Report all crimes include graffiti and all forms of vandalism.
  2. Get everyone on your block to leave your outside lights on at night.
  3. Be a Block Captain and start a Block Watch on your block.
  4. Keep your car, house, and garage doors closed and locked at all times.
  5. Park your cars in the garage, not on the street.
  6. Report all suspicious activity in your neighborhood to the police.
  7. Keep shrubs and trees around your house cut back, so criminals can’t hide.
  8. When you leave town, have neighbors collect your mail and newspapers.
  9. When out of town, use light timers to turn lights in your house on and off.
  10. Keep your drapes drawn when you’re away.
For Questions or More Information:
Contact Stephanie Wiebe, Foothills Crime Prevention Specialist, 332-5240, or our PRORA Security Chairman, Bruce Ferguson, 332-2533.  Also, check out the APD web site: http://www.cabq.gov/police/.
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