Sexual Assault Unit
The Sexual Assault Unit is within the Family Justice Bureau of the Fresno Police Department. The Unit is dedicated to helping Sexual Assault Victims. Unit staff includes two supervisor, thirteen investigators, and one administrative clerk.

The Mission of the Sexual Assault Unit is:

• To effectively and efficiently investigate allegations of sexual assault that occur within the City of Fresno
• To conduct all investigations in a fair and unbiased manner
• To reduce the number of sexual assaults that occur within the City of Fresno, through criminal prosecution and victim support

All reports that allege a sex crime occurred are reviewed by the supervisor of the Sexual Assault Unit, and then appropriately assigned to a detective for follow-up investigation. Sexual Assault detectives investigate a wide range of sex crime allegations involving adults and children. Detectives interact with medical personnel, prosecutors, Child Protective Services, and a number of licensing and child advocacy organizations.

Two of the investigators assigned to the Sexual Assault Unit register and monitor over 1,400 sexual offender registrants within the City of Fresno. If you need additional information concerning sexual offender registration within the City of Fresno, please click on the link, “Megan’s Law,” within the Fresno Police website.

The staff primarily works Monday through Friday, from 7 am to 5 pm. The general office telephone number is (559) 621-2460. Messages left over the weekend or after hours are retrieved during normal working hours. If you have a sexual assault emergency, you should immediately call 911.

Related Resources:

Fresno County District Attorney’s Office (559) 488-3141
Fresno Council on Child Abuse Prevention, “FFCAP” (559) 268-1118
Rape Counseling Service (559) 497-2900
Victim Services (559) 488-3425