Lynchburg Police Department (LPD) social media channels are not legitimate nor appropriate avenues for reporting crimes, tips, or emergencies. Communications sent via social media do not constitute official police notification and will not result in a police response.
If you require an emergency response in the City of Lynchburg, call 9-1-1. For non-emergencies, call LPD’s Emergency Communications Center at 434-847-1602. Tips can be submitted anonymously via P3Tips.com or by calling Crime Stoppers at 888-798-5900.
LPD Social Media Terms of Use
The LPD utilizes various social media platforms to disseminate information to the public regarding department initiatives, news, events, services, resources, and urgent matters that may affect public safety.
Social media users are encouraged to respectfully share their thoughts, opinions, and suggestions about public safety topics affecting Lynchburg. Please note that the comments expressed by residents and other members of the public do not necessarily reflect the opinions and positions of the LPD, its officers, or employees.
Correspondence on LPD’s Social Media
By engaging with the LPD’s official-use social media channels/accounts, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to these Terms of Use. Social media users are encouraged to conduct themselves online as they would in a public forum, to engage in courteous, productive discussion, and share varying viewpoints about issues affecting the city and its residents respectfully. Please note that department personnel do not actively monitor comments.
The Department reserves the right to hide or delete comments/pictures/videos that contain any of the following:
- Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity.
- Nudity or pornography.
- Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination against protected classes.
- Content that violates legal ownership interests of any other party, such as copyright or trademark infringement.
- Information that may compromise the safety or security of the public.
- Promotions of particular services, products, or political candidates or organizations.
- Sexual harassment.
- Solicitations of commerce or advertisements including promotion or endorsement of commercial projects including, without limitation, tobacco, marijuana, alcohol, and firearms.
- Spam or contents that include links to external online sites.
- Personal information, such as a home address or telephone number, of another person without permission.
Comments may also be removed or hidden by the social media platform’s profanity filter or automated moderators: the LPD does not control the actions of Facebook, X, NextDoor, Instagram, YouTube, or any other company whose social media platforms they utilize.
Continued or egregious violations of these Terms of Use may prompt the LPD to further restrict an individual’s access or ability to engage with its social media channels. If further restricted, the LPD will extend such restrictions to the use of aliases or other attempts to circumvent restrictions.
If a commenter believes these criteria have been applied in error, they may contact the LPD Community Relations Unit.
Please feel free to post your thoughts and opinions, whether positive, negative, or indifferent, but please do so respectfully.