Crime-free Self Storage Program

The Fargo Police Department wants to partner with self-storage facility owners and managers to keep criminal activity off of their property.

This can be accomplished by improving security in self-storage facilities and changing management operating procedures to help deter crime on the property.

By participating in this program, you will learn how to provide a safe environment to store property and to keep units filled.

You also will receive crime prevention tips to improve the security and safety of the property. By using these suggestions, you will decrease the potential for crime to occur on your site.

Benefits to participants

By participating in this program, you will:

• learn tips for no-cost screening practices.
• learn crime prevention techniques and how to identify potential problems.
• receive a "Crime prevention Through Environmental Design" (CPTED) survey.
• receive a crime-free self-storage program sign to display on your property after successfully completing the CPTED survey.
• recieve notification of criminal activity occuring in storage units.

What is included in the program

Owners and managers are asked to attend a free 4-hour class presented by the Fargo Police Department to learn how to reduce burglary, theft, criminal damage and other property crimes in their self-storage facility.

Upon completion of the class, participants can receive a free crime prevention survey of their self-storage facility. If you meet the crime prevention guidelines, you will also receive a Crime-Free Self-Storage participant sign to post on your property.

Topics discussed in the class

• Improving the screening process to stop potential problems before they start
• Crime and crime prevention techniques
• Lease addendums and renter education
• Identifying, reporting and eliminating illegal drug labs, storage of chemicals and illegal/hazardous materials; cleanup costs and liabilities associated with these materials
• Eviction process

To learn more about this program or to register for a class, contact Deb at 298-6968 or e-mail her at dtellinghuisen@cityoffargo.com.