RESOURCES/DOWNLOADS

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office is interested in helping local governments and communities be safe by providing tools and resources to streamline the process. Crime affects people’s lives, their families and the whole community. Preventing crime and reducing the fear of crime represents a challenge for any community, and requires coordinated and educated action by community members.

This Resources page provides many resources to help equip your community with a crime strategy to prevent crime and to solve neighborhood crime-related problems. It gives citizens and organizations a helpful tool to use in building safe neighborhoods.

LINKS

Valley of the Sun Neighborhood Associations

http://phoenix.gov

Description: This searchable website sponsored by the City of Phoenix provides listings for more than 1,000 neighborhood associations.

Fight Back Program
(602) 534-2393

http://phoenix.gov

Description: This association works to reduce crime and blight in Phoenix neighborhoods.  

City of Phoenix Block Watch Advisory Board
(602) 534-2424, ext. 4056

http://phoenix.gov

Description: This Board works to establish, maintain and advise Block Watches by providing a forum to nurture and exchange ideas to educate people on crime prevention, quality of life and safety concerns, while providing a liaison with the police department and elected officials.

Paradise Valley Block Watch

http://www.neighborhoodlink.com

Description: Paradise Valley Oasis Block Watch was formed to create a sense of community and for neighbors to get to know neighbors. The Block Watch was formed to help fight crime in the neighborhood.

Ahwatukee Foothills Crime Prevention Task Force

http://www.afinfo.org

Description: The taskforce is an active group of homeowners, Block Watch leaders and business owners who share a common concern about the existing problem of crime in the Ahwatukee community. They bring together new and existing crime prevention programs, to provide a discussion forum and enable interested citizens to be pro-active in the neighborhood’s fight against crime.

City of Chandler Fight Crime BlockWatch

http://police.chandleraz.gov

Description: Crime prevention website with information on starting a blockwatch group in Chandler and also Chandler Police Department crime prevention programs.

Anytown, Arizona
(602) 265-9256

http://www.anytownarizona.org

Description: The mission of Anytown Arizona is to raise awareness to issues of social justice and community resilience while activating the leadership potential each person has to be an agent of change in their community. Anytown Arizona provides youth leadership development, workplace consultation, and events designed to raise awareness.

Arizona Clean and Beautiful
(602) 262-2532

http://arizonacleanandbeautiful.org

Description: Arizona Clean and Beautiful is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to preserving, maintaining, and enhancing the beauty and environmental quality of Arizona through research, education and the Arizona Affiliate Network.

Junior League of Phoenix
(602) 234-3388

http://www.jlp.org
Description: The Junior League of Phoenix, Incorporated is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers who are proud to have an impact on the community.

Phoenix Revitalization Corporation
(602) 253-6895

http://www.phxrevitalization.org
Description: Phoenix Revitalization Corporation is dedicated to the revitalization of neighborhoods by facilitating community development projects and creating low-income and workforce housing opportunities. An emphasis is placed on the revitalization of Central City South, a community located immediately south of the Phoenix Downtown Business District and the Arizona State Capitol Mall.

Phoenix Community Alliance
(602) 254-7477

http://phoenixcommunityalliance.com

Description: The Phoenix Community Alliance is dedicated solely to the revitalization of Central Phoenix. It is a coalition of over 200 business leaders allied with individuals who lead government, cultural organizations, educational and faith institutions, and with other stakeholders in Phoenix's Central City.

National Neighborhood Watch Program

http://www.usaonwatch.org

Description: Neighborhood Watch is one of the oldest and most well-known crime prevention programs in history. Visit this website to learn how to start or register a Neighborhood Watch program and to download watch training kits.

REPORTS

Neighborhood Watch Implementation Manual, National Sheriff's Association

Preventing Burglaries, How to Protect Your Home. National Neighborhood Watch Program

Starting a Neighborhood Watch

Taking Back Your Neighborhood. National Crime Prevention Council.

United for a Stronger America: Citizens' Preparedness Guide. National Crime Prevention Council.

City of Phoenix Reported Burglaries for 2007

Phoenix Police Department Burglary Tips

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