The Lakewood Sheriff's Community Safety Center, inside the Lakewood Center mall, is a popular "one stop" resource for information, special topic classes, service assistance, and access to crime prevention resources. Daily drop-ins include seniors on their early morning walks around the mall, and new residents with questions about city programs and services. Click here for a full program listing  Click for map 

Lakewood's recreation catalog features two full pages of "Safety & Crime" prevention programs which are based out of the safety center. Many are free.  "The facility also offers training and information through partnerships with community groups, such as the American Red Cross, Su Casa Family Crisis and Support Center, and Lakewood Regional Medical Center," says Lakewood Crime Prevention Manager Carol Jacoby. "Along with safety classes, residents can register at the center for Neighborhood Watch, Lakewood Auto Watch, emergency preparedness training, and even Lakewood recreation classes."

Programs include:

• Burglar proof your home
• Identity Theft: Don't lose your identity
• Personal safety
• Caring for an aging relative
• Credit/check fraud
• Police Procedures - On the beat
• Junior detectives
• Safe kids training
• Kids and personal safety 

Click here for a full program listing.

The center is a 3,000-square-foot storefront in the "Target wing" of the mall adjacent to Borders Express (north of the Macy store). The center was dedicated on October 5, 2002 by the city council and Sheriff Lee Baca.

The safety center is open during extended mall hours, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. weekdays, and on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

"The city, community organizations, the mall management, and the Lakewood Sheriff's Station have joined to open the center," notes City Manager Howard Chambers. "The City Council combined an expanded sheriff's presence inside the mall with a convenient destination for residents seeking information about crime prevention programs, personal and family safety training, and access to the services and programs Lakewood offers its residents."

The center includes public access to city and county online information systems, a staffed public counter for assistance with crime prevention questions and city services, and programs provided by Lakewood community organizations.

The safety center also is a direct link to the Lakewood Sheriff's Station for law enforcement services.

The community safety center also allows Lakewood community groups to schedule meetings and hold community events.

The safety center's law enforcement staff can assist residents with bicycle licensing, the filing of crime reports, Livescan, and using the sheriff's online resources.

City staff can process Lakewood service requests, assist with registering for city recreation classes, and sign up residents for participation in the city's home security and personal safety training programs.

For information and scheduling assistance, call the Lakewood Sheriff's Community Safety Center at 562-623-3583.