10 WAYS YOU CAN HELP
Make Memphis and Shelby County safer.
1. Visit www.operationsafecommunity.org and
sign up to receive the monthly electronic newsletter containing
up-to-date crime stats and legislative alerts about bills that will
help to reduce crime.
2. Contact your State Representatives and State Senator to
keep concerns about crime in our community at the forefront. To get
contact information and track bills as they move through the Tennessee
General Assembly visit www.legislature.state.tn.us/.
3. Express your support of leaders and community efforts
addressing crime in our community by writing local broadcast and print
media, such as Letters to the Editors, and writing local City and
County leadership.
4. Sign-up for the Memphis Police Department’s CyberWatch to receive public safety information in your area at https://kiosk.memphispolice.org/cyberwatch/.
5. Call the Memphis City Schools Truancy Hotline at 416-8111 if you see juveniles not in school during regular school hours.
6. Become a mentor as part of the District Attorney’s Anti-Truancy Mentoring Program by calling Harold Collins at 545-5900 or emailing mentor@scdag.com.
7. Start your neighborhood’s Neighborhood Watch Group to
help prevent crime in your area. If you live in the city of Memphis,
contact the Neighborhood Watch Coordinator at your local MPD precinct
or call 867-1401 if you live in Shelby County.
8. Report tips to CrimeStoppers by calling 528-CASH or visiting www.528CASH.org.
9. Encourage senior citizens to contact Senior B Safe at 274-7477 if they feel endangered.
10. Meet with candidates up for election in 2010 including
Governor, members of Congress, State Representatives, half of the State
Senate, Shelby County Mayor, Sheriff and County Commissioners to find
out how they plan to address crime in our community if elected.