The Neighborhood Services Division's Crime Prevention Program is dedicated to helping neighborhood and block watch groups, law enforcement professionals, and individual citizens with crime prevention efforts at work, home, and play. The funding for this program's activities formerly came from a Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG), and it is now supported from the City's General Fund. Several types of services are offered:

• The Crime Prevention Program helps organize the Neighborhood Watch and Block Watch groups in the City, providing them with training and support with taking back their own neighborhoods from the threat of criminal activity. In addition, the program provides informative seminars and the opportunity to qualify for devices at no cost to residents which can help them avoid being a victim of violent or property crimes. While the program ordinarily works with groups such as block clubs, tenant watch groups, neighborhood and homes associations, businesses and community service agencies, it is possible for those who have been victimized to receive individual services, as long as they can bring in a copy of the police report filed for the crime.
  We also provide Neighborhood Watch signs to active watch groups in the City, which the Public Works department installs at no charge.
• T.A.P.S., or Teaming Up for Adult Personal Safety, is a program designed to provide more individualized attention to specific segments of the adult population. Older adults, those with disabilities, and new American immigrants often have both a higher risk of being victimized and less knowledge about criminal behavior in general. For this reason, the T.A.P.S. program provides home security assessments, personal safety information, and networking with local resources.  
• The Family Violence Education Project seeks to provide education and resources on the problem of family violence. Child abuse, domestic violence, and elder abuse are all covered. It also seeks to network victims and potential victims with local, state, and federal programs that can provide help.
• The "M" in M-Power stands for "my", as in "my power". The program seeks to empower youth and teens to protect themselves from being a victim of crime by building life-skills. Presentations, literature, and materials associated with M-power are tailored to appeal to youth and teens. 

For more information on any of these programs and services, please visit our office on the 4th floor of City Hall, 414 E. 12th Street, or call us at (816) 513-3200. You may also e-mail us at Solutions_NCSD@kcmo.org for more information.