Its America's night out against crime.
Tomorrow night,citizens, law enforcement agencies, community groups, businesses and localofficials in over 11,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories,Canadian cities and military bases worldwide will join forces to mark the"24th Annual National Night Out" (NNO) -- which is sponsored by theNational Association of Town Watch (NATW) -- in partnership with Target andthe U.S. Department of Justice. Nationally, over 35 million people areexpected to participate in "America's Night Out Against Crime" this year.
National Night Out is designed to:
(1) Heighten crime, drug and violence prevention awareness;
(2) Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs;
(3) Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships;
(4) Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
Monday, August 6, 2007
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