Central Regional Command
200 S. Campbell El Paso, TX, 79901 (915) 212-0210 Officers/Civilians: 183 Sworn / 18 Civilian Size: 17.15 Square Miles Population: 87,084
The Central Regional Command Center (CRCC) is located in the heart of downtown El Paso. Within its boundaries are three of the four international U.S./Mexico ports of entry and the downtown business districts. The officers, detectives and civilians of the command serve approximately 123,000 residents which include the daily influx of citizens and visitors who work or shop in the area on a daily basis. Annually, CRCC has been involved with the majority of large events for our city. During the year, officers of CRCC secured the Thanksgiving Day Parade, El Paso Marathon, Lighting of the Christmas Tree Parade, the Veterans Day Parade, Music under the Stars and numerous City co-sponsored events. The Central Regional Command has seen an increase in vehicle and pedestrian congestion within the downtown area due to the infrastructure reconstruction of Loop 375 (Cesar Chavez Highway) and the El Paso Streetcar project. Officers strive to keep the region safe with traffic enforcement and increased visibility with the downtown bike units. The central area continued to see a reduction in crime and can attribute this reduction to the cooperation of the citizens of the region and aggressive crime reduction initiatives of officers and detectives. Continued maintenance of community and business partnerships – such as the Downtown Management District and the Central Business Association as well as other community and law enforcement agencies, are the primary objectives for the region to ensure another successful year. This safe environment has assisted the City of El Paso in the continuing additions to the downtown area and community development, which has involved many more downtown events. In turn, this brings in tourism monies and
buildings, remodeling and occupancy of the downtown hotels. A goal of any police department is voluntary compliance to improve public safety, whether it is a traffic violation, criminal activity, or quality of life issues, which affect our city. This has been demonstrated consistently year after year with a citywide decrease in crime. This success can be attributed mainly to the exceptional cooperation of citizens and the El Paso Police Department, as we could not hope to control such a vast area without the distinguished citizens in our community taking responsibility for their businesses and neighborhoods.
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