Police Guidelines

Overall crime numbers are dropping in oxford but car break-ins are on an upward trend.

Tested."

Howard says if you have any business to conduct at the city hall, you will not be able to do so for another 14 days.

Overall crime numbers are dropping in oxford but car break-ins are on an upward trend.

Now, police have started a social media campaign to encourage residents to make sure their property is safe.

Our deandria turner has more on the story.

Lock your doors, remove valuables from vehicles, turn on the exterior light.

These are just a few things on the 9 pm checklist "it's a difficult time for a lot of ppl right now you know their life has changed.

There's a lot of people that aren't working so the last thing you want is someone to steal your property" with an increase in auto burglaries and covid -19 turning many of our lives upside down oxford police department wanted to include the community in ways to cut down on crime "we want to make sure we prevent crime and this is a great way that we can remind people but also get that engagement" the 9 p.m routine campaign is a reminder on social media several nights a week to complete the checklist "it doesn't take long to figure out a routine of a college town so we have to adjust what we do and we assumed and we were right when the students leave those burglaries are going to pick up" but now that the community is involved they are hoping these measures decrease the crime "we're watching and we've engaged 50 thousand other people to help us watch as well so we ask our community hey if you see something say something" as for those committing the crime ... "we're out all hours of the night.

We've got different units that are out watching.

We've got unmarked cars that are out watching so if you're out doing that we're gonna be there" oxford police department started this campaign on april 2nd