Crime Reporting Procedures

"Reporting" (calling in) a Crime or Suspicious Activity

  1. Call the non-emergency number (757-441-5610) or 911 to report that an incident took place or is taking place.

  2. An officer will either look for the incident or come to your location to gather information about the incident.

  3. If you did not want to speak to the officer further, you have just "reported" a crime/incident. This is tracked by the department but DOES NOT mean that a police report was created.

Filing an Incident Report with an Officer

  1. When the officer comes back, assuming you wanted them to come back, provide them with information regarding the incident for which you called.

  2. At this point, the officer should inform you whether or not a report can be completed for your incident.

  3. If the report is completed the officer will provide you with a report number (ex. 161213000011).

Filing a Report with Word Process over the Phone

  1. If you are a victim of a crime but do not want to speak with an officer or have one dispatched you can call 757-664-7038. Be advised that not all incidents can be reported using this method, but you will be advised to call the non-emergency number if this is the case.

  2. The call taker will ask you a series of questions related to the offense and provide you with a report number similar to the one above.

Filing a Report Online

  1. If you are a victim of a crime and would like to make a report online you may do that by going to the Police Departments Home Page and utilizing the online reporting link.

  2. This is the website: Citizens Online Reporting System

  3. Here is the exact link: http://www.norfolk.gov/index.aspx?NID=3089

NPD and COMMUNITY RESOURCE OFFICERS

 The Norfolk Police Department assigns a Community Resource Officer to work and coordinate with each civic league. Our CRO is:

Officer Brent Blakeslee

Brenton.blakeslee@norfolk.gov

Cell: 757-570-8155

The Larchmont-Edgewater Civic League area currently falls within the Norfolk Police Department’s Blue Sector. This sector covers much of the area to our south and east including ODU, Ghent, and Colonial Place. Lt. Kevin Crumpler is the Blue Sector Commander and can be reached at 757-823-4450, cell 757-536-6347 or by email at kevin.crumpler@norfolk.gov.

neighborhood watch

Larchmont-Edgewater’s neighborhood watch program encourages neighbors to get to know those who live around them and to report all criminal and suspicious activity. This position is currently vacant. If you are interested in coordinating this for the neighborhood, please get in touch using the Contact Us link above.

ODU Police

In addition, the ODU Police Department has an extended patrol jurisdiction governed by an agreement with the City of Norfolk, which extends the police department’s patrol jurisdiction to the following boundaries: West 38th Street to the south; Magnolia Avenue to the north; the Elizabeth River to the west, and Colley Avenue to the east.  They actively patrol the concurrent jurisdiction area in support of the Norfolk Police Department, which maintains primary police jurisdiction in this area.  For residents within this area, you can call the ODU PD emergency number 757-683-4000 or the non-emergency at 757-683-5665 for assistance.

The ODU PD also collaborates with the University’s Office of Off- Campus Initiatives to educate members of the community about safety strategies, risk awareness, relevant laws and ordinances, safety services, and liaisons with the local civic leagues in an effort to create a better environment for all community members residing near ODU.

Community Liaisons

Officer Tommy Evans, 757-683-6528. Tlevans@odu.edu
Officer Adam Watson. 757-683-6376. Acwatson@odu.edu
Community Policing Supervisor. Lieutenant Matthew Spencer. Mcspence@odu.edu

crime statistics

To see crime statistics for our neighborhood online please do the following:

  1. Go to this web address: crimemapping.com.

  2. Click on “Crime Mapping”

  3. Enter your address or 23508

  4. Click through “Select All” and “Next”

  5. Select “Where” and enter your address or 23508

  6. Choose “Search Distance” - suggest 1 mile

  7. Click on “When”

  8. Select the period/number of days you want to view

  9. When you see the neighborhood map, click “Report” to get a detailed listing of crime activity in our neighborhood over the number of days you specified.