Safe Streets Securing safe streets is essential to every community's well-being.
As a result of community efforts across the nation, crime rates have fallen dramatically. In addition to helping communities put more police on the streets, the Federal government has been working in innovative ways to improve both enforcement and prevention. New communications technologies are helping law enforcement officials share and act on information faster than ever before. Court systems and police officers are teaming with local schools to help students become responsible members of their communities and resist negative pressures. These efforts and others listed below are allowing children to play, parents to reduce their worrying and allowing neighborhoods to flourish.