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Wichita Area Fire Departments
Rural Area Fire Departments
Wichita/Sedgwick County
Non-Emergency Numbers
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Safety issues top the list of
factors used in choosing a new community. Nationally, Wichita’s violent
crime rate is less than half the average of all cities with populations
of 250,000 to 500,000. This number is about one-third of Kansas City’s
and less than half of Dallas’. The number of crimes reported in Wichita
in 2000 was down fully 35% from 1991! |
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Report,
Wichita experienced substantially less violent crime (murder, forcible
rape, robbery and aggravated assault) over the past five years than did
such neighboring cities as Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Kansas City. The
decline in Wichita’s crime rate is the result of a combination of
Wichita’s good economy, the organization of local neighborhoods against
crime, enhanced police patrols with more officers on the street and
vigorous prosecution of offenders.
Part of Wichita’s success in combating crime is due to its
nationally recognized community and police initiatives. This is a more
sophisticated way of policing based on the premise that the police and
the community must work together to identify, prioritize and solve
problems such as crime, social and physical disorder and neighborhood
decay. Wichita police and Sedgwick County sheriff’s officers have
deployed themselves in community policing teams. These teams work
closely with residents in defined neighborhoods to monitor potential
criminal activity and to respond quickly to such activity.
These officers are free to work in their neighborhoods in a variety
of ways such as: forming neighborhood watch associations, arranging
educational programs for parents and conducting regular briefings on
recent statistics and any patterns of criminal activity.
What started in 1994 as a coalition of nine neighborhood
organizations advocating communication, representation and safety has
grown into Wichita Independent Neighborhoods (WIN). Now a vital part of
the Wichita area’s community landscape, WIN’s membership represents more
than 80 neighborhoods. Public safety officers working with these
communities come to know many residents on a first-name basis. Officers
know intuitively when something out of the ordinary occurs; residents
drop by the neighborhood police office to tell officers about their
impending vacations. This police-community partnership has strengthened
the neighborhoods’ spirit, heightened crime and drug prevention
awareness and generated support for local anti-crime programs.
The Wichita Police Department is the largest police agency in the
state of Kansas, with an authorized staff of 634 commissioned officers
and 206 civilian employees. In 1998, the department received the Wheat
State Award, an award given in Kansas for excellence in community
policing. In both 1996 and 2000 the department was honored as one of
very few law enforcement agencies worldwide to win the prestigious
Webber Seavey Award for Quality in Law Enforcement. The award recognizes
excellence in community policing and investigative skills. To find out
more about community safety and the police department, go online to
www.wichitachamber.org or
www.wichita.gov/CityOffices/Police.
Wichita Area Fire Departments
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Wichita Administrative Office |
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| 455 N. Main
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268-4451 |
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call |
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911 |
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Rural Area Fire Departments
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Sedgwick Co. Administrative Office |
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| 4343 N. Woodlawn
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744-0471 |
| for emergencies
call |
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911 |
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Wichita/Sedgwick County
Non-Emergency Numbers
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Crime Prevention |
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268-4101 |
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Crimestoppers |
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267-2111 |
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School Liason |
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268-4207 |
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Northeast Substation |
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688-9500 |
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Patrol East Division |
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688-9331 |
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Patrol West Division |
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941-0673 |
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Patrol South Division |
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337-9200 |
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Traffic Section |
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268-4131 |
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Sherriff’s Department |
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383-7264 |
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