Seattle Neighborhood Group

The safe communities project emphasizes crime prevention and community building in seattle's most vulnerable communities through collaborative partnerships. We provide leadership development, crime prevention education, grass roots organizing and crime "hotspot" problem solving. Outcomes include connecting people to their communities and providing access to community services and activities. We work to reduce the specific community risk factors of community disorganization; perceived availability of drugs and firearms; and laws and norms favorable to neighborhood attachment. Seattle neighborhood group collaborates in place-based problem-solving using crime prevention through environmental design site analysis in high crime locations, provides community support at various events, conducts community education in crime prevention for property owners & managers, personal safety, vehicle security, and identifying suspicious activity. Our brochures are available in 11 languages and our trainings regularly incorporate interpretation for various language groups as needed.