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Block Watch [Save Record]
Block Watch groups actively cooperate with police to reduce crime and improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods. This site has a link to existing block watch groups in Phoenix.
 
 
 
Community Information and Referral - Crime Prevention [Save Record]
Contacts and descriptions of services for all types of local organizations, including block watch and gang prevention/education groups. Search the online database under service code 4515 for listings of "crime preventing/reporting" agencies.
 
 
 
Community Policing Consortium [Save Record]
Explanation of community policing, including a definition of the concept and a discussion on implementation of a community policing strategy. Also includes an electronic library with an extensive bibliography of the latest literature, community success stories, and a chat room to discuss related issues.
 
 
 
Crime Prevention Programs - City of Phoenix [Save Record]
City of Phoenix crime prevention programs such as Block Watch, Citizens on Patrol, D.A.R.E., Fight Back Program, Graffiti Hotline, G.R.E.A.T. (Gang Resistance Education and Training), Hate Crimes Advisory Committee, and P.A.L. (Police Activities League).
 
 
 
Crime Statistics - City of Phoenix [Save Record]
Historical and current statistics on the incidence of crime(by type), traffic accidents, traffic citations and D.U.I. arrests. Data is provided by: citywide, council district, police precinct, police beat and quarter-mile grids.
 
 
 
FBI Uniform Crime Reports [Save Record]
Statistics on murders, rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults, burglaries, larceny thefts, and motor vehicle thefts, by city. A separate report on hate crimes is also included.
 
 
 
FaxNet [Save Record]
Arizona crime statistics, crime alerts, news, and success stories, from a non-profit organization focused on crime prevention.
 
 
 
National Crime Prevention Council [Save Record]
Resources about crime prevention and community building, with links for community initiatives, program ideas, neighborhood, children and youth, and frequently asked questions. Some information provided in Spanish.
 
 
 
Partnerships Against Violence Network [Save Record]
Statistics about violence and youth-at-risk, compiled for state and local communities from seven different Federal agencies.
 
 
 
Relocation Crime Lab [Save Record]
Crime indexes for more than 500 U.S. cities, comparing crime in each city to the national average with statistics on robberies, rapes, homicides, aggravated assaults, and motor vehicle thefts.
 
 
 
Safe Communities [Save Record]
U.S. Department of Justice programs in the areas of crime prevention and community development.
 
 
 
Sex Offender Infocenter [Save Record]
Search for sex offenders by name, address or zip code.
 
 
 
Stopping Crime Where You Live [Save Record]
Discusses how to protect children from crime through neighborhood "Child Saftey Committees" and "Block Parent" programs.