U.S. Department
of Justice
Project Safe Neighborhoods
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is the United States Department of Justice’s premier violent crime reduction strategy that brings together federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, prosecutors, community leaders, and other stakeholders to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in communities and develop comprehensive solutions to address them.
In 2018, the United States Attorney General launched the reinvigorated PSN program with a mission to implement evidence-based crime reduction initiatives. PSN now focuses on strategic and targeted crime reduction strategies through four key components: community engagement, prevention and intervention, focused enforcement, and accountability.
The Northern District of Georgia’s comprehensive strategy addresses gun and gang violence by: (1) developing and implementing meaningful and proven anti-gang and anti-violence measures; (2) continuing effective prevention and reentry strategies to prevent youth from becoming involved in crime and breaking the cycle of crime; (3) partnering with local law enforcement agencies to reduce gun violence; and (4) supporting research efforts to measure the results of projects implemented.
To achieve these goals, the District established the following specific objectives based on research findings, past challenges, and the ever-evolving needs of impacted communities:
- Increases in federal attention to reduce violent crime across the District.
- Fostering trust and legitimacy in the District’s communities.
- Devising focused and strategic enforcement priorities.
- Increasing local and state law enforcement partnerships to create strategic and proactive crime reduction plans.
- Expanding community outreach concerning prevention, deterrence, and reentry.
- Measuring programmatic impact of supported projects through continued research and evaluation.
PSN Resources
The following resources provide program-specific details, resources, implementation guidance, accountability information, research, data, and promising practices.