Community Engagement Meetings are a crime prevention program that helps neighbors work with police to make their neighborhoods safer. Residents help by being extra eyes and ears for law enforcement and reporting anything suspicious.

Neighbors get to know each other and work together to help one another. The program teaches people how to spot and report suspicious activity. It also teaches ways to prevent crime, such as stopping burglaries, theft and fraud. Residents learn how to improve home safety with good locks, lighting, security hardware, and landscaping. They also learn about Operation Identification, which helps protect valuable property.

Operation Identification is a well-known crime prevention program used across the country. It has been around for more than 30 years. The program works by marking or engraving valuables with an ID number and placing a window sticker to warn thieves. Police can use this number to help return stolen or lost items.

When neighbors work together, they can help stop crime before it happens.

If you are interested in hosting a Community Engagement Meeting in your area complete the meeting request form and send it to CrimePrevention@SantaClaraCA.gov. For questions, call the Police Department Community Services Unit at (408) 615-4872 or email to CrimePrevention@SantaClaraCA.gov.