Project Safe Neighborhoods

PSN Anti-Gang Training

The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to sponsor the Project Safe Neighborhoods Anti-Gang Training, which began in 2007 with the pilot in Dover, Delaware. This training features 4 tracks: the Executive Track, the Line Law Enforcement Track, the Investigators and Prosecutors Track, and the Intervention and Prevention Track. Due to the success of this program, DOJ has scheduled additional training sessions for the remainder of 2009 and throughout 2010.

To date, 3,983 sworn and non-sworn personnel have completed Anti-Gang Training administered by DOJ and its federal and national partners. For more information about the trainings, download the flyer (PDF) or visit www.iir.com/psnagt/.

Project Safe Neighborhoods Evaluation Released

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has released an evaluation of the development and implementation of the Project Safe Neighborhoods program. The evaluation found a greater decline in violent crime in cities that implemented PSN programs than in cities that did not, with the greatest reductions found in cities with a high level of federal prosecution. Learn more about these findings.

Federal Charges Possible in Washington Gang Case (2/17/2010) Some of the 32 suspected Hilltop Crips arrested in Tacoma, Washington during a law enforcement sweep aimed at crippling the gang may have their cases moved to federal court, where they would be charged under the Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative and face stiffer sentences. At least eight of the defendants face counts of unlawful possession of firearms and several others are charged with using guns to commit robberies and shootings. More>

Gang Member Faces Life Sentence for Armed Robberies (1/25/2010) An illegal alien and gang member from Honduras who has been tied to two convenience store armed robberies in North Carolina has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit Hobbs Act robbery and for aiding and abetting the use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. The defendant is being prosecuted under Project Safe Neighborhoods and could face life in prison. More>