FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
   
DURHAM, NC (Sunday, October 5, 2025) – Durham County Sheriff Clarence F. Birkhead today announced two (2) strategic communications initiatives designed to better connect the Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) with the public.
 
“Transparency and trust are crucial to achieving our ultimate goal of enhancing public safety for our residents—both here in Durham County and beyond,” Sheriff Birkhead said. “We are living in a mobile and modern society, so to better meet that challenge we are launching a new mobile ‘app’ that now delivers real-time information to anyone who downloads it."

We are also announcing a new survey that's live right now so Durham residents can tell us more about the job we are doing," added Sheriff Birkhead. "The feedback we receive from our local community will help DCSO to become an even better law enforcement office.”
 
DCSO Mobile Application
The "DCSO App" is now available in the Google Play Store and the App Store and is designed to help the office:

• Communicate with the community during emergencies.
• Provide quick access to important information.
• Allow residents to send in tips, report concerns, and stay more connected to the Sheriff's Office.

The new technology can also be downloaded here.
 
Citizen's Survey
The DCSO is also launching an online survey to allow Durham County residents to provide constructive feedback to the office. The completion of this survey will help the Sheriff’s Office meet the Advanced Law Enforcement Standard of the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). Residents are encouraged to access the survey here The survey is available starting now until the deadline on Wednesday, October 22.

This information, including links to the app and the survey, is also accessible on the DCSO website and social media pages.