Public Safety and Crime Reduction In Our Area Of The City

Yes, you can help improve things. Help now. As of January 2011, we have had a public safety improvement project, initiated by the Albuquerque Police Department, for over two years. And there have been some real successes like getting rid of the abandoned motel at Adams and Central and catching a half dozen crooks who were committing burglaries in the area of Ridgeley and Morningside. But interest has lagged recently and we need renewed efforts from both business operators and residents. Please talk to your neighbors and form a Neighborhood Watch on your block. Help find a business operator who will host a meeting & discussion once every two months between APD personnel, business operators, and residents. Help us concentrate a project in the area near Central and Girard including UNM and its residence halls. We will need official UNM representation including the University Police and residence halls themselves. For more information contact Spencer Nelson via email at spencer@swcp.com or telephone at 268-0208. The basic principle here is that you, who work and live in the area, know the most about what is happening, who belongs, and who is acting suspiciously. The police are quite willing to accept tips and observations without revealing your name to anyone else. APD can do investigations and evidence gathering, but they need our help and are asking for our help. It works the best to first establish a regular series of discussions to build up mutual trust and exchange information about how to contact each other via phone numbers, email, and web sites.

Safe City Albuquerque: Highland, Nob Hill, University is a Public Safety Improvement Project in the Highland, Nob Hill, University Area

Sponsored by the following organizations: Albuquerque Police Department Highland Business & Neighborhood Association Nob Hill Neighborhood Association, representative Chris Smith, NA Board of Directors' member Nob Hill Business Association University Heights Association Silver Hill Neighborhood Association Individual Business Operators and Residents Safe City is a partnership between the police department, businesses, and residents. We are working together to improve public safety in our neighborhoods. Our goals are these. 1. To communicate between the partners in order to A. Choose and support the most effective projects and B. To keep each other informed about methods of improving public safety such as how to report problems, how to set-up neighborhood watch programs, what the current area issues are and what is being done about problems. 2. To collectively survey problem areas and inform the City or property owners about improvements in the environment that can improve public safety. Improvements might involve crime reporting, crime prevention measures, lighting changes, sidewalk or street layout changes, weed and litter control, nuisance property actions, and additional homeless outreach. 3. To promote business and residential development that creates friendly, safe pedestrian, bicycling, and shopping areas.