Welcome to the official website of the
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Explore these pages to learn more about
your Sheriff’s Office and stay updated on the latest local news on crime and
public safety. This website allows
users to conveniently navigate through the pages with ease to locate
information and access services. The Sheriff’s Office will be using this
website to build a stronger relationship with the residents of Lincoln County
to work more closely on preventing crime and holding criminals accountable.
Lincoln County is increasingly plagued by many of the same
social problems encountered by our law enforcement partners in the more urban
communities of the St. Louis Metropolitan area. The rising level of violent
crime and drug abuse in recent years is a warning that we must do more to make
our community safer. The LCSO will be working collaboratively with our
residents, businesses, non-profit organizations, faith leaders, elected
officials, as well as with our municipal, regional, state, and federal
partners, to provide a multi-layer approach to solving underlying issues that
lead to crime.
The decision
has been made that we will lead the way in developing data-driven strategies to
enhance policing operations. The LCSO approach to evidence-based policing
blends the science of crime prevention with the principles of community
policing. This doesn’t suggest replacing the traditional tradecraft of policing
– it simply enhances it.
Relying on
the standard approach to policing such as random patrols, rapid response to 911
calls and investigating past crimes can only take us so far. We now seek to
enhance the tactics, techniques, and procedures of proactive policing, turning raw
data and information into vital pieces of intelligence, distribute this
information among LCSO units and law enforcement partners to interdict criminal
activity and apprehending criminals.
LCSO is using
crime trend data, and information on high-risk offenders to focus on the
people, places and behaviors that contribute to crime. It’s unrealistic to
expect this strategy to always put a law enforcement officer in the right
place, at the time right to apprehend a criminal suspect. However, it is both
realistic and manageable to focus community policing efforts on hot spots in
micro-communities where criminal activity is predictable.
Although the
LCSO is hard at work, we can’t do it on our own. Working closely with the
people who live in the neighborhoods impacted by crime is a fundamental part of
this Community Policing strategy. We will only be successful in our crime
reduction efforts if we are able to work collaboratively with residents to
create problem-solving strategies tailored to the challenges faced by each
specific neighborhood in Lincoln County.
Stay Safe Lincoln County – Sheriff Rick
Harrell
