A focus on crime reductionOn June 3, 2009, City staff who had leadership roles in previous Safe and Clean efforts met with community leaders and residents at a workshop in the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center. There was a focus at this workshop on our shared goal of reducing crime in Tacoma. Review the materials from this workshop:Slide Show: Safe and Clean Round II General Workshop Presentation (PowerPoint)Neighborhood Safety: Points of Contact and Telephone Numbers (PDF)Map: 2008 Selected Offense Count (PDF)Data Session: Workshop Handouts (PDF)Crime Prevention Strategies Already Initiated in Tacoma (PDF)Crime Prevention Session: Workshop Handouts (PDF)On June 17, 2009, these 17 specialized teams were formed:Assault
Reduce Domestic Violence IncidentsTargeting Spaces Prone to Crime in the West Mall Neighborhood
Burglary
Residential Security Training and Outreach: Northeast Tacoma and HilltopAlley Security: South 48th Street - 56th Street, Pacific Avenue - I-5 Gangs
Develop and Distribute Gang Resource InventoryLunchtime Mentoring to Prevent Gang ActivityTarget Gangs by Spotlighting Repeat Offenders
Graffiti
Graffiti Reduction Through Community Based ArtResources to Address and Prevent Graffiti
Narcotics
Ex-Offender Re-entryMunicipal Code Review for Effective Drug Enforcement
Prostitution
Citizens Against Prostitution
Vehicles
Reduce Theft From Motor Vehicles: 6th Avenue and University of Puget SoundCar Prowl Prevention
Various
Crime Information Web SiteNuisance Codes to Target CrimeCampaign for Civic Responsibility E-mail contact for this page: Maria Lee