NC Network for Safe Communities
Helping Keep our Communities Safe, one neighborhood at a time
Our Mission
Our mission is to be a statewide training and technical assistance provider, research partner, and information exchange resource for law enforcement, community, and resource providers who are involved in focused deterrence violent crime reduction strategies in North Carolina. Through the application of our partnership and our collaboration, we will strive to make communities across North Carolina safer. Our goals through the Network are to share best practices and contribute to the growing body of evidence-based practices in crime and violence reduction through focused deterrence strategies.
As a member of the National Network for Safe Communities, the State of North Carolina shares in the belief that successful innovations can deal with crime problems in a fundamentally different way. Working closely with the United States Attorney’s Office in the Middle, Western, and Eastern federal judicial districts, The North Carolina Network for Safe Communities brings together jurisdictions around the State that are currently implementing focused deterrence strategies to help them learn from one another; address common issues; and provide support to new jurisdictions. The North Carolina Network for Safe Communities has organized the North Carolina Community Resource Coordinator (CRC) Network, a statewide network for community resource providers to share information and exchange ideas concerning focused deterrence work in North Carolina. We meet quarterly to discuss, share, and document best practices.
Project Safe Neighborhoods: Middle District of NC
4%-20%
Reduction in Violent Crime
More active PSN programs lead to larger, more sustained reductions
350+
Offender Local Notification Meetings
Violent repeat offenders are “called-in” to meet with community representatives, law enforcement, and community resource providers to receive the message that violence must stop
50+
Law enforcement Agencies
have worked with nearly 200 community resource agencies using PSN strategies to reduce violent gun and gang crime since 2001
NEws
May 13, 2016
Preliminary Findings on Gang Activity in North Carolina
NC Network for Safe Communities was tasked with creating a sur…
March 28, 2016
Article in Governing Magazine highlights Offender Focused Domestic Violence Initiative’s success in High Point
The NCNSC team was interviewed by reporter, John Buntin, of Go…
February 3, 2016
Research into Action: Presentation for Reentry, Smart on Crime, and Project Safe Neighborhoods meeting
We were very honored to present at the January 21st joint midd…