Community Relations Activities

The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office Operations Division’s representatives are available to meet with community groups and civic groups to conduct educational programs and participate in public events on a scheduled basis.

Although, the Sheriff’s Office does not have a traditional Crime Prevention Unit or a formal Neighborhood Watch Program, Operation’s Division representatives can attend group meeting and share information on and explain topics such as crime prevention, safe neighborhood approaches, on going local/neighborhood criminal and suspicious activities in the unincorporated areas of Boulder County.

The Sheriff’s Office encourages neighborhood groups to organize local homeowners in given area in topics such as crime and suspicious activities prevention and reporting, protection of children, vandalism reduction and prevention and traffic safety. Any group wishing to have a deputy present at a meeting may contact Supervisor Sylvia Wagner at (303) 441 - 3650 or the Sheriff’s Operations Division administrative Commander Joseph Gang at (303) 441 - 3633 to schedule the event. Generally, the deputy who will be assigned to attend will be one that specifically works the district involved. They work with the Sheriff’s Office Crime Analyst to have up to date activity information to share at the meeting. In certain circumstances a Sheriff’s Office Supervisor can be requested or may attend the meeting along with the district deputy.

In order to facilitate a more effective meeting it is recommended that the person requesting the meeting have the following information before scheduling the event.

• Date, time and location of the meeting.
• Estimated duration that the deputy will be needed.
• Estimated number of participants.
• Identification of any specific topics to be covered.
• Requests for any specific handouts.
• Attendance by any younger children so that the deputy might bring age specific materials.
• Advanced notice of any potential problems including interpersonal issue within the group, distributive individual(s) known or expected to attend or the expected presence of the media as examples.
• Any other Sheriff’s Office personnel or personnel from another governmental agencies that the group might like to speak with such as Animal Control Specialist, Crime Analysis, Detectives, Wildland Fire Operations, Colorado Department of Wildlife etc.

The Sheriff’s Office does not provide the following services:

• Bicycle or tricycle education/safety.
• Fingerprinting in general at offsite meetings.
• Fingerprinting of children.
• Firearms Training.
• Defensive Tactics Training

FAQ's

Q. How can I find crime maps for Boulder County?
A. The Boulder County Sheriff's Office post County crime activity on this website. These maps are updated on a monthly basis.

Q. Can I get email from the Sheriff's Office when it posts a press release, or other information?
A. Add your email address to our Email List, and get up to the minute information from the Sheriff's Office.