Neighborhood safety

• County and city services
• Federal government information
• Pennsylvania information

Websites

Explanation of community policing, including a definition of the concept and a discussion on implementation of a community policing strategy. Also includes an electronic library with an extensive bibliography of the latest literature, community success stories, and a chat room to discuss related issues.

Statistics on murders, rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults, burglaries, larceny thefts, and motor vehicle thefts, by city. A separate report on hate crimes is also included.

Resources about crime prevention and community building, with links for community initiatives, program ideas, neighborhood, children and youth, and frequently asked questions. Some information provided in Spanish.

Statistics about violence and youth-at-risk, compiled for state and local communities from seven different Federal agencies.

Any organization or individual can use PATCH to obtain criminal history records. There is a $10 fee per request.

Members of the public may search for registered Sex Offenders or Sexually Violent Predators living in their community through this web site maintained by the Pennsylvania State Police, Megan's Law Section.

Instant access to state crime data. Reports are customizable by police department, county, or for the whole state.

A nationwide commitment to reduce gun crime in America by networking existing local programs that target gun crime and providing these programs with additional tools necessary to be successful.

Crime indexes for more than 500 U.S. cities, comparing crime in each city to the national average with statistics on robberies, rapes, homicides, aggravated assaults, and motor vehicle thefts.