Downtown Evansville Resource Guide

Resource Guide UPDATED 8/27/2025

SAFETY & EMERGENCY RESPONSE Emergency

911

Community Police Officer

(812) 435-6135

Non-emergency Police Line

(Encampment, drug deals, panhandling, prostitution, trespassing)

(812) 426-7331

Tip Line

(812) 435-6194

Domestic Violence Crisis Line

(812) 422-5622

Sexual Assault Crisis Line

(812) 424-7273

CPR Training - American Red Cross

(812) 471-7200 or redcross.org

Indiana Department of Child Services

(812) 421-5400

Natural disaster or violence response counseling

(800) 985-5990 - US Department of Health and Human Services Crisis 24/7 Hotline

Protective Orders

(812) 435-5160 - Vanderburgh County Clerk

Trespass Enforcement Requests A tresspass enforcement request grants the EPD the ability to remove people from a premises and issue a bar/ban from coming onto the business property.

Typically used to discourage after hours activity.

info@downtownevansville.com

Alarm Permits

(812) 436-7937

Gas Leak

(800) 227-1376 - CenterPoint or 911

HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH Aurora

(812) 901-1058

If an individual is interested in finding shelter, call Aurora and provide a description of the individual. Their Homeless Street Outreach Team will check on them and coordinate an entry into a shelter or permanent housing.

MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION SUPPORT Southwestern Crisis Hotline

(812) 422-1100

If an individual is anxious, distraught, and/or upset, call the Southwestern Crisis Hotline and provide full details on the situation. The hotline is open 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

National Suicide Hotline

988 24/7 call or text

National Alliance on Mental Health

(812) 897-1694

Indiana Recovery Alliance (narcan source)

evansville@indianarecoveryalliance.org

Southwest Indiana Alcoholics Anonymous

(812) 434-4952

Across the Rivers Area Narcotics Anonymous

(877) 642-8531

HOUSING & SHELTER SERVICES United Caring Services

Open to anyone. Serve 3 meals a day, 365 days a year. | 324 NW Sixth Street

Ruth’s House

Open to women. Serve 3 meals a day, 365 days a year | 321 Walnut Street

Evansville Rescue Mission

Open to men. Serve 3 meals a day, 365 days a year. | 500 E Walnut Street

YWCA

Open to women and children. Provide safe housing and support. | 118 Vine Street

ECHO Housing

Permanent and affordable housing options. | 528 Main Street, Suite 202

CLEAN & SAFE RESOURCES Environmental Cleanup SERVPRO of West Evansville

(812) 465-2500

Graffiti Reporting

downtownevansville.com/serviceform

Noise complaints

911

Street Lights

email address of light and pole number (located on the pole) if visible to streetlights.out@evansville.in.gov

Vanderburgh County Department of Health

(812) 435-2400

TRANSPORTATION Metropolitan Evansville Transit System (METS)

(812) 435-6166

Parking Questions

(812) 436-4992

Street Maintenance

(812) 435-6000

Pot holes, alley maintenance

Abandoned Vehicles

evansvillegov.org/city/department/division.php?structureid=240

(812) 435-6135

Provide location, vehicle description, and length of time parked to EPD Community Policing

Service Request Form The Downtown Evansville Economic Improvement District serves the property owners of Downtown Evansville by providing benefits and services beyond those provided by the City of Evansville.

Our team travels within the EID District picking up litter, planting flowers, and sanitizing public spaces.

To help support our Clean, Safe & Beautification efforts, complete our service request form. downtownevansville.com/serviceform

Active Shooter Training

Available by Evansville’s Finest, the EID’s security contractor, for at cost based on size of business, number of employees, etc. Evansville’s Finest works exclusively with off-duty Evansville Police Department officers and Vanderburgh County Sheriff deputies.

Please contact Erik Nilssen for more information.

CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) Many crimes can be prevented through lighting, landscaping, or other changes to a building.

CPTED walk-throughs and audits are available through the EID’s security contractor, Evansville’s Finest.

Erik Nilssen Evansville’s Finest (812) 459-0110 Our Boundaries

CPTED (pronounced sep-ted) walk through surveys are provided at no cost to businesses and multi-family homes located within the EID boundaries (scan QR code to the right).

Locations outside of EID boundaries are $200.

A full CPTED audit, with photos, printed actions plans and a report to file with business’s insurance provider is $450 within EID boundaries; $650 outside boundaries. Please contact Erik Nilssen to schedule.

This resource guide is provided by the Downtown Evansville Improvement District.

Updated 8/27/2025