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Press Conference: Crime in Milwaukee falls 12.3% overall this year

October 2009

Barb Notestein, Executive Director of Safe & Sound, spoke at a press conference with Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn, Mayor Tom Barrett and Common Council President Willie Hines, Jr. to recognize the 12.3% decrease in overall crime in Milwaukee. Chief Flynn has used his Neighborhood Task Force (NTF) to focus on crime hot spots, and the data suggests it is proving to be a success. He also emphasized that this success is attributable to residents who work closely with the police and are active participants in keeping their neighborhoods safe. Barbara Notestein described how the Safe & Sound strategy has built a base of resident support, law-enforcement collaboration and youth anti-crime programming in these same neighborhoods. Safe & Sound Community Partners are out on the street every day and have also seen a noticeable decrease in many NTF neighborhoods in the level of violence and increase in resident involvement. Notestein highlighted one particular example of a Southside block club borne out of a serious gang problem and the organizing efforts of Community Partner Annie Weidert. It is the day-to-day collaborative efforts of law enforcement, residents and great community mobilizers like Annie that can take pride in the 12.3% drop in crime in Milwaukee. "That's a trend, not an anomaly," Police Chief Edward A. Flynn said. "That's an important point to stress here. That's a big reduction, a one-quarter decrease in violent crime in two years." LINK: MPD Website Coverage Milwaukee Police Department Data Downloads and Links LINK: JSOnline article Crime in Milwaukee falls 12.3% overall this year By Ryan Haggerty of the Journal Sentinel Posted: Oct. 20, 2009 6:00 a.m. VIDEO LINK: WISN Channel 12 Police: Violent Crime Down In Milwaukee MPD Releases Crime Statistics Tuesday

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October 2009

LINK TO ARTICLE: 18 Milwaukee men named in drug gang indictment By Bruce Vielmetti of the Journal Sentinel Posted: Oct. 20, 2009 Eighteen Milwaukee men have been charged in federal court with being part of two street gangs called the Westlawn and Six Trey involved with drug trafficking and violence for 12 years.

view/download the PDF Rock County targeted to join drug task force area

October 2009

By Bruce Vielmetti of the Journal Sentinel Posted: Oct. 7, 2009 Link to JSOnline article:  Rock County targeted to join drug task force area The state's U.S. senators have asked the federal drug czar's office to bring the county under the umbrella of the Milwaukee High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, [part of the Safe & Sound strategy] which is a joint operation of local, state and federal law enforcement with federal funding that targets illicit drug operations in five Wisconsin counties...

view/download the PDF Operation Payback makes its mark after graffiti taggers leave theirs

August 2009

Link to JSOnline article: Operation Payback makes its mark after graffiti taggers leave theirs By Tom Tolan of the Journal Sentinel Posted: Aug. 25, 2009

view/download the PDF Should we teach kids gun safety?

August 2009

Link to article: Should we teach kids gun safety? James E. Causey Opinion: JSOnline Posted: Aug. 22, 2009 James E. Causey is a Journal Sentinel editorial writer and columnist. E-mail jcausey@journalsentinel.com

view/download the PDF Walking the Walk

December 2008

Article published in Shelter Force magazine written by Geraud Blanks, Safe & Sound Public Ally In a city full of problems and promise, I'm taking the first steps toward learning up close what community organizing can accomplish...

view/download the PDF Conversation on Youth Violence with WUWM

June 2008

Link: Project Milwaukee - Youth Violence In June of 2008 WUWM explored youth violence through more than 30 radio reports and a community forum. The stories and interviews featured both the causes and the solutions to the problem. Barbara Notestein, Executive Director of Safe & Sound, and Aaron Edwards,  one of the Safe & Sound's outreach workers or “Community Partners,” spoke with Jane Hampden as part of Project Milwaukee: Youth Violence.

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June 2008

Link: WUWM's Project Milwaukee: Youth Violence forum was held on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 in the Digital Theater at Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin. The community forum brought together a diverse panel and the community to discuss youth violence and programs that are successfully reducing youth violence. Barbara Notestein, Executive Director of Safe & Sound, was one of seven distinguished panelists to speak on the subject on WUWM live radio.

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April 2008

 Vandals Required to Clean Neighborhoods

By Marge Pitrof April 16, 2008 | WUWM | Milwaukee, WI  

view/download the PDF Anti-crime Initiative Taking Over Neighborhood Program

April 2007

By Georgia Pabst of the Journal Sentinel Posted: Apr. 12, 2007 http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/29359294.html

view/download the PDF Guest Comment: Safe & Sound making impact on crime

November 2004

Guest Comment: Safe & Sound making impact on crime

The Business Journal of Milwaukee - by Barbara Notestein

view/download the PDF On Youth Violence: Anti-crime program in Milwaukee is paying dividends

February 2002

On Youth Violence: Anti-crime program in Milwaukee is paying dividends

The Business Journal of Milwaukee - by Nicolette Bautista

view/download the PDF Milwaukee wins federal grant to monitor crime

November 2000

Milwaukee wins federal grant to monitor crime

The Business Journal of Milwaukee

view/download the PDF Comment on Safe & Sound: Businesses can help city be Safe & Sound

October 1998

Comment on Safe & Sound: Businesses can help city be Safe & Sound

The Business Journal of Milwaukee - by Patti Brash Mckeithan and Ed Zore

view/download the PDF Task Force on Crime to Approve Crackdown on Gangs

March 1998

Author: Georgia Pabst of the Journal Sentinel staff Contact: jsedit@onwis.com URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98/n185/a02.html Pubdate: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI) Website: http://www.jsonline.com/

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