PRESS RELEASES - NOVEMBER 2007

November 2, 2007

City’s National Night Out Event Achieves Higher Ranking

Who: City of Arlington

What: Earns National Night Out 2007 Award from the National Association of Town Watch, the sponsors of National Night Out

Where: In a national comparison of cities with populations over 300,000 residents, Arlington ranks 12.

Arlington moved up two places from a 14 ranking in 2006. More than 35.4 million people in more than 11,000 communities across the nation participated in National Night Out in 2007.

Why: The National Association of Town Watch scored the overall event, quality of programs, neighborhood/citizen participation, law enforcement involvement and media and promotional campaigns.

“This award indicates that our work to create and maintain strong neighborhoods is meeting with some success,” Police Chief Theron Bowman said. “While we're pleased to receive the award, we recognize the need to work harder and to further increase citizen participation so that all of our neighborhoods are safe anywhere, all the time.”

This year’s event included the Arlington Police Department, Crime Prevention Unit, Arlington Strong Neighborhood Initiative, Community Services and other city departments whose services and programs impact the quality of life in Arlington neighborhoods.

National Night Out is a crime and drug prevention event sponsored by National Association of Town Watch. Mark your calendars and plan to join National Night Out in 2008. National Night Out is Tuesday, August 7.

For more information, call Arlington Police Department Community Services Division at 817-459-5731 or visit their website at www.ArlingtonPD.org