• Avenues West Neighborhood

    Safe & Sound develops, supports and facilitates collaborative approaches to measurably reduce violent crime by blending law enforcement, neighborhood organizing and youth development. Safe & Sound Mission

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    “This is a program that has offered our community another resource for making our city a great place to live.” James Harpole, Assistant Chief of Police, Milwaukee Police Department

  • Avenues West Neighborhood

  • Avenues West Neighborhood

    “Community partners are able to earn the trust and respect of the residents, who may be unwilling to provide information to a police officer for fear of neighborhood retribution.” James Harpole, Assistant Chief of Police, Milwaukee Police Department

  • Avenues West Neighborhood

    "They [Community Partners] also bring additional resources that would be much more difficult for us to provide alone. They're invaluable."

  • Avenues West Neighborhood

All-City Parade “wows” and inspires

Sep 8th, 2009

The ideas and inspiration began with two questions, “What are you most afraid of?” and “What is your greatest hope?” From these simple questions arose a flurry of ideas, concepts and costumes, masks and messages.

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Safe Places Help Build Float for All City Parade

Safe & Sound staff and numerous youth from Safe Places helped in this process of paper maché, wire and wood frames, priming and painting, over a period of several weeks.

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2009 3rd District National Night Out

National Night Out events in the Milwaukee Police Department’s 3rd District have been held the last several years at the new district station with great success. Every August is the scene of demonstrations, displays, amusements and general camaraderie as police department staff, block club captains, neighborhood residents and youth gather in the stations parking lot [...]

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Coordinating Efforts with Police District Crime Reduction Target Areas in Avenues West Sector

Chief Flynn, almost immediately upon taking office, asked each district to develop a new plan for community policing within a targeted area. Efforts with the various…

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