- Keep your purse, wallet, keys with you at all times or locked in a drawer or closet.
- Check the identity of strangers who are in your office. Ask who they are there to see and offer to help them find that person.
- Mark all your personnel items you take to the office with your name and an identification number.
- Report broken lights or dimly lit areas or doors that do not lock properly.
- Be discreet. Don't advertise your vacation plans to people visiting or calling your place of work.
- Does the reception area have a panic button for emergencies.
- Don't use stairwells and out of the way corridors alone.
- Make sure restrooms are locked and only employees have keys.
- Don't work late alone.
- Create a buddy system for walking to parking lots or public transportation.
For more information about crime prevention call the Rockville City Police Department Community Services Officer 240-314-8922.
Rockville City Police
Department of Public Safety
111 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
In case of emergency, call 911
240-314-8900 (non-emergency)