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Safe and Clean team works to reduce theft from vehicles around 
6th Avenue and the University of Puget Sound
(Updated Nov. 12, 2 p.m.)
The Reduce Theft From Vehicles: 6th Avenue and University of Puget Sound Safe and Clean team has been analyzing which items have been stolen from cars around 6th Avenue and UPS, where in the neighborhood the thefts have been taking place, and what days and times the thefts are most likely to occur. Completing a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) review of the area, the team has benchmarked what other business districts and the City of Tacoma have done to mitigate this crime. The team has also asked the Tacoma Police Department to provide data on thefts from motor vehicles, in order to compare activity occurring within its targeted area to activity occurring within other business districts. Moving forward, team members hope to use this data to engage business owners within its targeted area.   


About Tacoma's Safe and Clean Effort

Tacoma's Safe and Clean effort was born in April 2008, when City Manager Eric Anderson asked employees to work with community members in tackling two major challenges:

Addressing the first priority in the Tacoma City Council's strategic plan (that Tacoma is a safe, clean and attractive community), and working within the constraints of the current budget, City employees and community members formed 23 teams and set forth to bring about positive changes. Learn more about the work done by these initial 23 teams.

In June 2009, the City Manager brought together a collaborative group of employees and community members to specifically address the challenges that still existed - particularly in the area of crime reduction. "We are not helpless," he resolutely said. With renewed energy, and with knowledge gleaned from previous Safe and Clean teams, 17 specialized teams focusing on crime reduction were formed. Learn more about these 17 specialized teams.