IV 
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 Octo-
ber 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) sub-
mitted 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 in-
creases 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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•HCON 411 IH 
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 enforce-
ment agencies and communities nationwide; 
Whereas the NSA and the NCPC have joined together to cre-
ate 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 commu-
nities safe places to live, learn, work, and play; 
Whereas ‘‘Celebrate Safe Communities’’ will enhance the pub-
lic awareness of vital crime prevention and safety mes-
sages 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 enforce-
ment-led community safety initiatives that help keep fam-
ilies, 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 ‘‘Cel-
ebrate Safe Communities’’ Week: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
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(1) supports the designation of ‘‘Celebrate Safe 
Communities’’ Week; 
(2) commends the efforts of the thousands of 
local law enforcement agencies and their countless 
community partners educating and engaging resi-
dents of all ages in the fight against crime; 
(3) asks communities across the country to con-
sider how ‘‘Celebrate Safe Communities’’ can help 
them highlight local successes in the fight against 
crime; and 
(4) encourages the National Sheriffs’ Associa-
tion and the National Crime Prevention Council to 
continue to promote through ‘‘Celebrate Safe Com-
munities’’ and year-round, individual and collective 
action, in collaboration with law enforcement and 
other supporting local agencies, to reduce crime and 
build safer communities throughout the United 
States. 
Æ 
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