Public Safety Committee
The Public Safety Committee acts as a forum to support community partnerships to prevent crime and the fear of crime in the community. More specifically, the committee:
- Increases community policing and livability by encouraging the formation of Neighborhood Watches.
- Focuses on neighborhood priority issues such as car prowls, car theft, identity theft, and burglary.
- Works with the Southwest Crime Prevention Specialist and Neighborhood Response Team Officers to problem solve, share information, and address crime issues.
- Host community meetings to increase awareness and give residents preventive measure
View the 2011-2012 Action Plan
Meetings
Meetings are held the first Thursday of the month at 7 PM in the Hamilton Room of the Multnomah Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy.
Contact: Chair Betsy Shand betsy_shand@hotmail.com.
View 2012 meeting dates
Useful Links
Portlandonline Southwest Crime Prevention
Portland Police Bureau CrimeMapper - Enter an address and view crime statistics
Portland Police Bureau CrimeStats - View crime statistics by neighborhood
SW Crime Prevention Contact Phone Numbers & Websites
Neighborhood Emergency Teams
Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NETs) are residents trained by the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management and Portland Fire & Rescue to provide emergency disaster assistance within their own neighborhoods. NET members receive basic training (Community Emergency Response Team) on how to save lives and property until the professionals can arrive. They have the skills to help their neighbors without getting hurt themselves.
Read more and enroll with Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
www.pdxprepared.net
Emergency Preparedness web-book
Southwest Neighborhoods Emergency Teams