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SUMMARY <br />The Ramsey County Sheriff's Department would like to apply to the Office of Drug <br />Policy for a Crime Prevention Grant. The Ramsey County Sheriff's Department <br />requests a grant for $50,000. The money received would be used to finance one <br />full time Crime Prevention officer and the remaining funds to be used for <br />equipment and education materials. <br />Ramsey County Sheriff's contract cities have a population of 67,500 <br />residents, and we answered 31,268 calls for service during 1989. <br />We currently have an inadequate crime prevention program and are unable to meet <br />the needs of our community. With the funds from the grant we ould expand and <br />enrich our current Crime Prevention Program and initiate several new programs. <br />These programs, Neighborhood Park watch and neighborhood Apartment Watch <br />have been successful in other areas. <br />The objectives of these programs are to reduce the fear of crime and to <br />encourage citizens to report suspicious activity or a crime in progress. By <br />educating the citizens and encouraging them to take part of the responsibility <br />for preventing crime in their own neighborhood, we hope to create a positive <br />attitude among the citizens and by encouraging them to work together, they can <br />develop a sense of community and togetherness. <br />2 <br />Page 17 <br />