ORGANIZED CRIME AND INTELLIGENCE BUREAU WHO WE ARE
STREET CRIMES UNIT
The Organized Crime and Intelligence
The SCU is a highly trained tactical unit
non-fatal cases. This is equivalent to one
nized Crime and Narcotics Division (OCN)
support to OCIB, Major Crimes Bureau
one dying every 4 ½ days. These inves-
Bureau (OCIB) is comprised of the Orgaand the Criminal Intelligence Division
(CID). Units assigned to these Divisions
work collaboratively to ensure the safety and security of the community. Some
sections within the Bureau include the
Street Crimes Unit (SCU), Narcotics Unit, Overdose Investigations Unit (OIU) and the Gang Investigations Unit (GIU).
and has the responsibility for providing and other law enforcement agencies
throughout the National Capital Region.
Their primary investigative responsibility is combating street level narcotics, vice crimes, and any related activities.
tigations are extremely demanding, and most cases require a detective to spend
an average of 90 hours on each case. Last
year, more than 150 search warrants were executed related to these investigations.
OVERDOSE INVESTIGATION UNIT
Many of these cases remain active as
The OIU continues to work hard address-
side with our County, state and federal
ing the opioid crisis by investigating
all fatal overdoses. In 2020, there were 80 fatal overdoses and 239 reported 23 FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT 2020 ANNUAL REPORT
person overdosing every 1 ½ days with
these detectives continue to work side by partners for the investigations in addition to education and prevention efforts.
