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The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is offering "Crime Free Multi-Housing Communities" a new crime reduction program for local apartment management companies in Jacksonville. 

To become a member of "Crime Free Multi-Housing Communities" an apartment management company must go through a certification process. The certification process educates the apartment managers and renters about the requirements necessary to participate it the program.

Click here to read information about the first three apartment complex certifications.

"The Crime Free Multi-Housing program is unique in that its success depends on a strong partnership between the police, apartment managers and the tenants," said Captain Mark Bowen, who heads up the program. "This program has the potential to lower calls for service and greatly raise the quality of life in the apartment communities throughout Jacksonville."

The foundation of the program's success is that residents sign a "Crime Free Lease Addendum" prior to moving in or renewing their lease. Under the terms of the Lease Addendum, tenants must agree not to participate in any illegal activity, nor allow others to conduct illegal activity in their residence.  If the police respond to the tenant's residence and make an arrest, the management is immediately notified and will then evict the tenant, pursuant to the terms of the Addendum. Once a tenant has been evicted from a "Crime Free Community," the tenant may not rent from ANY other apartment community participating in the Crime Free Multi-Housing Communities program.

Crime Free Multi-Housing was developed in Mesa, Arizona in 1992 to combat crime, drugs and gang activity the city was experiencing in many of its high density apartment communities. Since the program's inception it has spread to more than 40 other states.

For more information about enrolling your apartment community  in the Crime Free Multi Housing Program, please use the email addresses below to contact the coordinator in your Zone.  

• CRIME FREE MULTI HOUSING OFFICERS:

Zone 1 – Ofc. Dave Belesi – 924-5361 David.Belesi@jaxsheriff.org 
Zone 2 – Ofc. Mike Tomberg – 647-6063 Michael.Tomberg@jaxsheriff.org
Zone 3 – Ofc. John Prevost – 739-1051 John.Prevost@jaxsheriff.org
Zone 4 – Ofc. Mary Davis – 738-8908  Mary.Davis@jaxsheriff.org
Zone 5 – Ofc. Joe Lee – 738-8907  Joseph.Lee@jaxsheriff.org
Zone 6 – Ofc. Amanda Meyer – 696-4335  Amanda.Meyer@jaxsheriff.org

To compliment this program, JSO has also enhanced its existing Hotel/Motel safety program (Tourist Oriented Policing Strategies) by adopting the "Crime Free Hotel/Motel Communities" program as well.

For more information about the Crime Free
Hotel/Motel program please contact the
Hotel/Motel Coordinator, Police Officer Tammy Hemmingway, by emailing her at Tammy.Hemmingway@jaxsheriff.org