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CRIME PREVENTION <br />Justification of Request: <br />Our 8 Contract Cities comprise over 58,000 citizens. Crime Prevention is a <br />very valuable program and desired by the citizens. Crime Prevention works by <br />organizing citizen groups, neighborhood watch groups and soliciting citizen <br />involvement in preventing crimes. Law Enforcement Agencies throughout the <br />Metro Area routinely assign atieast one full -time officer to plan and institute <br />a crime prevention program. We serve 8 different cities and will need to <br />structure a program to meet all their needs. <br />In 19891using part -time personnel on overtime -- we completed the following: <br />Neighborhood Watch Groups Formed 15 <br />Home Security Surveys 3 <br />Professional Meetings 13 <br />Open Houses /Display Booths 5 <br />Safety Talks 38 <br />Fundraising Presentations 5 <br />Drug Talks 4 <br />Total Events 83 <br />Actual Hours Spent = 500 Hours <br />With a full -time Crime Prevention Deputy the Cities we contract with will have <br />a more progressive, up -to -date program benefiting the neighborhoods and assisting <br />Law Enforcement to reduce crime. <br />