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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 662 

Raising the awareness of the need for crime prevention in communities across 

the country and designating the week of October 2, 2008, through 

October 4, 2008, as ‘‘Celebrate Safe Communities’’ week. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 

Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. KERRY, Ms. MIKULSKI, Ms. 

STABENOW, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. SALAZAR, 

and Mr. OBAMA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

SEPTEMBER 30 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Raising the awareness of the need for crime prevention in 

communities across the country and designating the week 

of October 2, 2008, through October 4, 2008, as ‘‘Celebrate Safe Communities’’ week. 

Whereas communities across the country face localized increases in violence and other crime; 

Whereas local law enforcement and community partnerships 

are an effective tool for preventing crime and addressing 

the fear of crime; 

Whereas the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) and the 

National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) are leading 


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national resources that provide community safety and 

crime prevention tools tested and valued by local law enforcement agencies and communities nationwide; 

Whereas the NSA and the NCPC have joined together to create the ‘‘Celebrate Safe Communities’’ initiative in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of 

Justice Programs, Department of Justice; 

Whereas Celebrate Safe Communities will be launched the 1st 

week of October 2008 to help kick off recognition of October as Crime Prevention Month; 

Whereas Celebrate Safe Communities is designed to help 

local communities highlight the importance of residents 

and law enforcement working together to keep communities safe places to live, learn, work, and play; 

Whereas Celebrate Safe Communities will enhance the public 

awareness of vital crime prevention and safety messages 

and motivate Americans of all ages to learn what they 

can do to stay safe from crime; 

Whereas Celebrate Safe Communities will help promote yearround support for locally based and law enforcement-led 

community safety initiatives that help keep families, 

neighborhoods, schools, and businesses safe from crime; 

and 

Whereas the week of October 2, 2008, through October 4, 

2008, is an appropriate week to designate as ‘‘Celebrate 

Safe Communities’’ week: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates the week of October 2, 2008, 

3 through October 4, 2008, as ‘‘Celebrate Safe Com4 munities’’ week; 


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1 (2) commends the efforts of the thousands of 

2 local law enforcement agencies and their countless 

3 community partners who are educating and engag4 ing residents of all ages in the fight against crime; 

5 (3) asks communities across the country to con6 sider how the Celebrate Safe Communities initiative 

7 can help them highlight local successes in the fight 

8 against crime; and 

9 (4) encourages the National Sheriffs’ Associa10 tion and the National Crime Prevention Council to 

11 continue to promote, during Celebrate Safe Commu12 nities week and year-round, individual and collective 

13 action in collaboration with law enforcement and 

14 other supporting local agencies to reduce crime and 

15 build safer communities throughout the United 

16 States. 

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