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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 411 

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

the country and expressing support for designation of the week of October 2, 2008, through October 4, 2008, as ‘‘Celebrate Safe Communities’’ 

Week. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 

Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. 

HOLDEN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. EHLERS, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, 

Mr. POE, Mr. PETRI, Mr. GERLACH, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. 

BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. KIRK, and Mr. SHAYS) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Raising the awareness of the need for crime prevention in 

communities across the country and expressing support 

for designation of 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-community partnerships are 

an effective tool for preventing crime and addressing the 

fear of crime; 


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Whereas the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) and the 

National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) are leading 

national resources providing 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’’ (CSC) initiative in 

partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office 

of Justice Programs, Department of Justice; 

Whereas ‘‘Celebrate Safe Communities’’ will be launched the 

first week of October 2008 to help kickoff 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 

year-round 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, would be an appropriate week to designate as ‘‘Celebrate Safe Communities’’ Week: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 


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1 (1) supports the designation of ‘‘Celebrate Safe 

2 Communities’’ Week; 

3 (2) commends the efforts of the thousands of 

4 local law enforcement agencies and their countless 

5 community partners educating and engaging resi6 dents of all ages in the fight against crime; 

7 (3) asks communities across the country to con8 sider how ‘‘Celebrate Safe Communities’’ can help 

9 them highlight local successes in the fight against 

10 crime; and 

11 (4) encourages the National Sheriffs’ Associa12 tion and the National Crime Prevention Council to 

13 continue to promote through ‘‘Celebrate Safe Com14 munities’’ and year-round, individual and collective 

15 action, in collaboration with law enforcement and 

16 other supporting local agencies, to reduce crime and 

17 build safer communities throughout the United 

18 States. 

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