III 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 177 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 28, 2009 
Received and 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 October 1, 2009, through October 
3, 2009, as ‘‘Celebrate Safe Communities’’ Week, and 
October as ‘‘Crime Prevention Month’’. 
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 crime prevention and addressing the 
fear of crime; 
Whereas the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) and the 
National 
Crime 
Prevention 
Council 
(NCPC) 
are 
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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 cre-
ate the ‘‘Celebrate Safe Communities’’ (CSC) initiative in 
partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office 
of Justice Programs, Department of Justice; 
Whereas in its premiere year, 153 communities in over 32 
States and the District of Columbia participated in ‘‘Cel-
ebrate Safe Communities’’; 
Whereas ‘‘Celebrate Safe Communities’’ will take place the 
first week of October 2009 to help kickoff recognition of 
October as ‘‘Crime Prevention Month’’; 
Whereas ‘‘Crime Prevention Month’’ was established 25 years 
ago to encourage public education on being alert to crimi-
nal activity within their communities; 
Whereas ‘‘Celebrate Safe Communities’’ is designated to help 
local communities highlight the importance of law en-
forcement-community partnerships to keep communities 
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 people in the United States 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 from crime; 
Whereas the week of October 1, 2009, through October 3, 
2009, would be an appropriate week to designate as ‘‘Cel-
ebrate Safe Communities’’ Week; and 
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Whereas the month of October is designated as ‘‘Crime Pre-
vention Month’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘Celebrate Safe 
Communities’’ Week; 
(2) supports ‘‘Crime Prevention Month’’; 
(3) 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; 
(4) asks communities across the country to con-
sider how ‘‘Celebrate Safe Communities’’ can help 
them highlight local successes in the fight against 
crime; 
(5) 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; and 
(6) encourages government agencies, civic 
groups, schools, businesses, and youth organizations 
to educate the public, showcase their accomplish-
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