Click here to view the First Coast News story "Local Kids Clean Up the Streets on National Night Out."

Click here to view the News4Jax.com story "Jacksonville Celebrates National Night Out."

Click here to read Fox30Online.com's story "Communities Hold National Night Out Events."

The 25th Annual National Night out (NNO) was held on Tuesday, August 5.  For the 22nd year, JSO participated by holding more than 100 NNO events in Jacksonville neighborhoods. The purpose of these events was to reinforce the principles and importance of Neighborhood Watch programs in our community.

The events included planned activities designed to strengthen each neighborhood, increase crime prevention awareness, police/neighborhood relationships, and increase support and participation in neighborhood watch programs run by local law enforcement. 

There are currently more than 820 Neighborhood Watch programs in operation in Jacksonville Fl.   

The 25th Annual National Night Out was a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW).   Last year's National Night Out campaign involved citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials from over 10,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide. In all, over 34 million people participated in NNO 2007.

Additional Information
The Neighborhood Watch principle is founded on neighbors watching out for other neighbors during times when criminal activity would most likely occur, and reporting suspicious activity to police.

To find out more about Neighborhood Watch programs in your neighborhood please call the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Community Affairs Division at 904-630-2160.

The mission of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is to protect the lives and property of the citizens of this community, to preserve the peace and to prevent crime and disorder while constantly guarding personal liberties as prescribed by law.
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