Newsletter - Testimonials

St. Paul Testimonial

2/22/2008 12:00:00 AM

Thanks to a recent $1.2 million federal transit grant and a donation from Target Corporation, the Saint Paul Police Department is increasing safety & security along our Central Corridor. We are now in a position to monitor and respond to over 35 surveillance cameras along the entire length of the proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) route along university Avenue, from the border of Minneapolis to the downtown Depot.

Denver Safe City Testimonial

2/22/2008 12:00:00 AM

In November of 2007, the Denver Police Department, the Target Corporation, and the Denver Public Schools teamed up to enhance Denver Public School security. This collaborative, crime prevention effort known as H.A.L.O./Safe City will expand wireless-mesh video recording and monitoring and establish connectivity between the Denver Police Department and the Denver Public Schools legacy system.

Hyattsville City (MD) Police Department

2/8/2008 12:00:00 AM

Soon after Target opened their first store in Hyattsville, they made us aware of grant opportunities that resulted in our department obtaining night surveillance technology. Target next introduced us to the Safe Cities program that served as a catalyst to approach retailers, property owners, and other stakeholders to form public/private partnerships that will have mutual benefit for all who live, work and visit our city.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

8/2/2007 11:17:00 AM

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department enjoys a tradition of leadership and excellence in law enforcement tactics, training, and technology. Consistent with that reputation, our Department developed the Advanced Surveillance and Protection (ASAP) system to assist with our gang and crime fighting efforts.

ASAP features a variety of technologies such as video surveillance systems, acoustic gunshot detection systems, automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) systems, and other advanced technologies, integrated into a command center.

Chula Vista Police Department

7/31/2007 12:00:00 AM

Before our agency first met with representatives from the Target Corporation we were entirely unfamiliar with the Safe City program. Following that brief meeting in May of 2006, we agreed to lead a project that would hopefully benefit our community.

Cincinnati Police Department

The City of Cincinnati is not immune to the effects of crime and blight on the economic viability of established bedroom communities within the city limits. In recent years, the mobility of criminal activity, predatory lending and absentee landlords began to radically change the quality of life in one of the City's traditionally most stable communities.

Flint Township Police Department

Over the past 12 months we have learned how partnerships between Law Enforcement, Business and our Community Residents are the key to the successful implementation of any program in a community. The Target Safe City project was a catalyst that has led to numerous additional collaborative efforts between private businesses and the Flint Township Police Department, including the Safe Zone Surveillance Camera Project, National Night Out, the FBI National Academy Partnerships and monthly business meetings.

Fort Worth Police Department

The Fort Worth Police Department's mission statement dedicates the department to creating a safe environment through partnership with the community. Target and the Safe City program are outstanding partners in this goal.

Boston Police Department

As part of the Safe City project, representatives of the Boston Police Department District C-6 have been meeting with all of the retailers from the South Bay Mall on a monthly basis. Among some of the issues discussed at these meetings are crime statistics, crime trends and ways to improve the overall security for the mall, its patrons and their employees.

Minneapolis Police Department

The Minneapolis Police Department's First Precinct was facing a serious challenge: How do we police a downtown area that is growing rapidly by every measure-population, number of workers commuting to jobs, attendance at major events, number of entertainment venues-while facing budget challenges that don't allow us to expand the number of officers? The answer for Minneapolis was hiding in a small city an hour and a half north of London called Northampton.

Constable (now Sergeant) Paul Valentine of the Northamptonshire Police had developed a retail crime initiative that was a true partnership between police and private security.