This program offers businesses a partnership with the police department and encourages cooperation between neighboring businesses to prevent crime and assist in the apprehension of criminals. It also encourages neighboring businesses to organize into neighborhood business associations so suspicious activity is noticed and reported to the police department and neighboring businesses.

Attention Business Owners: Have you given the department updated information listing responsible parties for after hours contact? Sometimes officers have a difficult time locating a responsible party in case of burglary, open doors, and other problems. In order for our department to have the most current information, please print the following form, complete the information, and FAX it to the Crime Prevention Unit at 412-3601. Anytime there is a change in information, we encourage you to send in a new, up-to-date form as soon as possible.
Business Responsible Party List

The Business Watch Program also offers you in-house training for your employees, covering a wide variety of topics, such as:

• Work Place Safety
• Computer Fraud Scams
• Counterfeit Money
• Bad Checks
• Preventing Robbery/Burglary
• I.D. Fraud as well
• as several other topics.

"Business Watch" door and window decals (as pictured at the top of the page) are available to you, as a sign to would-be criminals that you will not tolerate crime in your business area and are willing to take the necessary steps to keep your customers and business safe and secure. For more information on anything you have seen here, please contact the South Salt Lake Police Department Business Watch Program at 801-412-3600.

Have you ever wondered why some properties are victimized and others are not? What makes one property more susceptible to criminal attack than others?

It may be the design of the building, or the landscaping, or the lighting, or the lack of access controls to the property. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, or CPTED (pronounced sep-ted), may hold some of the answers.

CPTED is a proactive approach to crime prevention that believes the proper design and effective use of the built environment can lead to a reduction in fear and the incidence of crime, as well as an improvement in the quality of life. CPTED offers the opportunity to plan and design safe communities - residential, commercial, inductrial and institutional developments, parks open spaces and road networks before they are built. Additionally, the three key principles of CPTED can also be successfully applied to existing homes, neighborhoods and businesses. This approach is not intended to replace other crime prevention programs such as Neighborhood Watch, but rather to enhance their effectiveness.

Let's reduce your appeal to criminals and increase your appeal to customers!

Vehicle Trespass Ordinance
Are you having problems with unwanted vehicles in your parking lot during the nights and weekends? Are they causing problems, leaving behind trash, or causing damage? South Salt Lake has a Vehicle Trespass Ordinance that can help! Click the link below to get more information on what you can do to help solve the problem.
Vehicle Trespass Ordinance

Natural Surveillance

This principle is based on the fact that most criminals do not want to be observed while committing crimes. We need to create environments where there is plenty of opportunity for the normal users of that environment to naturally observe the space around them. Areas both inside and out of businesses can be designed or retrofitted so they are more easily observed by you and others. The concept is, if you can SEE, then you can be SEEN.

Access Control

Simply, most criminal intruders will try to find a way to enter an area that is vulnerable, and where they will not be easily observed. By limiting the access to a property by the use of fencing, landscaping or other mechanical means you deny and/or deter access to vulnerable areas while directing your normal users to those access points where they can be easily observed and identified.

Territoriality

It is natural behavior for all of us to take more interest in something we own. Designing an environment which clearly outlines our private space does two important things. First, it creates and gives you the sense of "ownership" over that space. As the owner, you have a vested interest and are more likely to challenge abuse, unwanted acts, or intruders, and report them to the police. Secondly, you identify your "territory" creating an environment where "strangers" or "intruders" stand out and are more easily identified. Applying these principles to your business can reduce the likelihood and the fear of crime occurring.

The South Salt Lake Police Department invites and encourages you to contact the department for a free evaluation and examination of your business and surroundings. Our goal is to assist you in implementing the principles listed under CPTED and reducing the likelihood that you and your business will become a victim of crime.