Be a Partner in Preventing Crime
October 2008
“We have to be partners not just in arresting criminals and bringing them to justice, but also in developing the strategies that build strong and healthy communities.”
- Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey“Citizen involvement in crime prevention is critical in helping communities stay safe.”
- Jeffrey L. Sedgwick, Assistant Attorney General
October is Crime Prevention Month and communities across the Nation will be highlighting their efforts and progress in the fight against crime, October 2–4, during the first ever Celebrate Safe Communities week.
The Department of Justice and its Office of Justice Programs (OJP) are committed to working with communities to make our communities safer and reduce the number of people victimized by criminals.
In Fiscal Year 2008, OJP awarded more than $1.6 billion in grants to more than 3,000 state, local, and tribal law enforcement and criminal justice partners to assist in crime prevention efforts and to support the justice system of the United States.
See what Congress is doing to Celebrate Safe Communities and learn about activities in your neighborhood and across the country.
OJP Bureaus & Offices
- Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Community Capacity Development Office
- National Institute of Justice
- Office for Victims of Crime
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking
- -- All OJP Offices
Highlights
- Medal of Valor Awardees Announced
- Deaths in Custody Statistical Tables
- Justice Resource Update
- October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Geography and Public Safety Bulletin
- CCDO Toolkit Now Available
- Improving Police Communications Across State and County Lines
- OVC Report to the Nation 2007: Rebuilding Lives, Restoring Hope