National Night Out

Hosting a block party for National Night Out is not only a great way to bring your neighbors' together, but it is also:

• An excuse to have fun.
• An opportunity to meet your neighbors. When a neighborhood is more familiar with each other, the more likely they are to identify strangers or suspicious activity.
• Increases the sense of belonging in a neighborhood.
• Makes additional connections within the community - make plans to organize a book club, create a babysitting co-op, or find new friends for your children.
• Allows the neighborhood to use the street for a day for sports and other activities, like hockey, basketball and other games.
• Gives a starting point to have a yearly neighborhood tradition.

• Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness
• Generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime programs
• Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships 

Along with the traditional display of outdoor lights and front porch vigils, cities, towns and neighborhoods celebrate NNO with a variety of events and activities such as:

• block parties
• cookouts
• visits from local police, fire fighters, paramedics, and city officials

NNO has proven to be an effective, inexpensive and enjoyable program to promote neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships in our fight for a safer nation.