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CSC Electronic Press Kit
Everything you need to talk to the media about your local initiative and Celebrate Safe Communities
October is Crime Prevention Month and with it, the nation welcomes the launch of Celebrate Safe Communities (CSC)! October is a great time for your community to highlight all of your progress in the fight against crime!
Brought to you by the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and the National Sheriffs’ Association and supported by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, the CSC Electronic Press Kit provides you and your community partners with a wealth of localizable templates and other tools designed to help tell your local crime prevention story.
- CSC 2008 National Press Release (DOC)
- Issued in January 2008, this joint press release from the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) and the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) marks the official launch of Celebrate Safe Communities. It provides background information on the importance of CSC to NSA, NCPC, and BJA, and their efforts to support law enforcement-community partnerships to prevent crime.
- Announce Event Press Release Template (DOC)
- This localizable draft will help your community promote the goals of CSC and announce plans for local events and activities.
- Available for Interview Release (DOC)
- This localizable draft will help your community share with local media outlets the opportunity to interview law enforcement officials and other local experts about prevention activities and crime trends in your community.
- Advance Event Notice (DOC)
- This localizable advisory alerts media outlets in your community to key logistical details related to a local event or activity happening in the near future.
- Speaker Advisory (DOC)
- This localizable advisory alerts media outlets that a notable speaker from your community will be taking part in a local CSC event or activity. The template includes space to detail logistical information on the event.
- CSC Proclamation (DOC)
- This localizable draft presents your community with a way to demonstrate its support for, and long-term commitment to, crime prevention and law enforcement-community partnerships exemplified by your plans to Celebrate Safe Communities and Crime Prevention Month.
- Look-back Release (DOC)
- This localizable press release provides you and your CSC partners with the opportunity to promote the success of your CSC celebration and tell how local efforts are linked to a network of successful crime prevention partnerships across the country.
- CSC Talking Points (DOC)
- Drafted for you by the National Crime Prevention Council, these talking points present key messages your local law enforcement and community leaders can use to highlight their efforts during CSC and throughout the year. The messages emphasize the value and importance of crime prevention and law enforcement-community partnerships.
- McGruff Research (DOC)
- This two-page summary includes highlights of research about the power of McGruff as a partner in communicating key messages to local audiences about prevention and how to stay safe from crime.
- Fear of Crime Report 2006 (DOC)
- This two-page summary highlights the results of a national survey NCPC conducted in 2006. Results of the survey reveal public attitudes towards crime and the fear of crime and note the distinctions of opinion among residents of rural, suburban, and urban communities, and among different genders and cultural groups.
- 2007 Perceptions of Crime Fact Sheet (DOC)
- This two-page summary highlights the results of three national household surveys conducted in 2007 about public perceptions of crime and how those perceptions relate to national statistics about reported crime. A review of such surveys can help your community determine ways to help reduce residents’ concerns about crime and safety through education and opportunities to get involved in community safety projects such as CSC.