They worked with the police, door to door, to inform their neighbors about the aggressive policing about to take place. Residents started calling the police more and more to inform them of criminal activities in their community. For the first time, in a long time, the children can play outside. You don't see people approaching cars anymore. You don't see strangers just hanging out on the street.
Residents report that they can now come and go freely from their homes.
Harrisburg has since followed up with increased policing in the targeted zone. They are also working on new crime prevention techniques such as outdoor lighting and traffic control. A neighborhood once deemed lost, is now in the position to become a community reclaimed. And now, we want to take one success and turn it into numerous successes across the state. Today, we are pursuing operations in two other communities with plans to expand into at least three more.