NCPC steps up promotion of crime prevention campaigns
Local officials and the National Crime Prevention Council with its icon, McGruff the Crime Dog, highlighted the need for better policing through individual contributions in order to maintain a crime free metropolitan. The press conference at Gallery Place-Chinatown Metrorail station was well attended by representatives of the U.S. Department of Justice, National Sheriffs’ Association, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and the Police Department.
McGruff the crime dog and other members of the Metropolitan Transit Police handed out fliers, pens, and pins to commuters in an attempt to spread awareness about crime prevention. The National Crime Prevention Council is spreading its initiative, Celebrate Safe Communities, all through October, in partnership with the Metro, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the National Sheriff’s Association. The initiative is designed to help communities with their effort to prevent crime in their neighborhoods, and to spread public awareness on crime prevention and safety measures through messages.
In spite of a drop in crime rate nationwide, the National Crime Prevention Council is committed to helping law enforcement authorities and its partners maintain crime-free communities. McGruff is expected to make an appearance with the Metro police once again at the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metrorail station at the end of the month. The Metro Transit Police have taken this opportunity to educate riders on safe travel, and on how to protect their personal belongings. The Metro serves over 3.5 million people throughout the District of Columbia and the Maryland and Virginia suburbs.
For detailed information on Crime Prevention Month visit the National Crime Prevention Council’s official website at www.ncpc.org. For interviews contact Amy Vimislicky at 202-261-4156 or Michelle Boykins at 202-261-4184 (mboykins (at) ncpc (dot) org).
About the National Crime Prevention Council
The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) is a private, non-profit organization that promotes the need for safer communities through crime prevention awareness programs. The NCPC currently manages the National Citizens’ Crime Prevention Campaign that is symbolized by McGruff the Crime Dog® and his â??Take A Bite Out Of Crime®â? slogan. The organization also acts as secretariat for the Crime Prevention Coalition of America, at local, national, federal, and state levels.
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