Neighborhood Safety
Neighborhood safety is about more than just the absence of crime. It is about the opportunity for residents to build relationships with each other, vibrant public spaces, accessible social supports, infrastructure that supports resiliency in times of stress, and a shared trust between government and its constituents that allows for partnership at all levels. The City of Tallahassee works with neighborhoods to build partnerships that proactively address crime prevention, disaster response and safe community spaces.
In This Section
PREP (Plan for Readiness and Emergency Preparedness)
About the PREP Program
Citizens play a vital role in surviving and recovering from a disaster. In partnership with the City of Tallahassee, individuals and households can develop a plan to help keep their families and property safe during emergencies and have a coordinated response to disaster recovery activities.
Download the PREP Plan for Readiness and Emergency Preparedness
Community Workshops
Attend a virtual PREP workshop to learn more about what you can do as an individual and/or family to ensure you are prepared for a potential disaster, including what supplies to have on hand, steps to protect your home and the resources available to help you organize before and after a storm.
Thursday, May 27, 6-7:30 p.m.
Register now (not required, but encouraged)
Join the meeting (WebEx)
Tuesday, June 8, 6-7:30 p.m.
Register now (not required, but encouraged)
Join the meeting (WebEx)
For additional information on Neighborhood PREP, please call 850- 891-8795.
PREP for Neighborhood Leaders
The PREP Guide, developed by the City of Tallahassee, provides neighborhood leaders a structured and easy process to work through with residents. When implemented, it will help neighbors become more self-sufficient and better prepared for disasters and other emergencies.
Download the PREP for Neighborhood Leaders Toolkit
The Guide features four modules and downloadable forms and templates that neighborhood leaders can use to organize their neighborhoods. The modules present a suggested framework that can be customized to best fit the needs of each neighborhood.
For additional information on Neighborhood PREP, please call 850- 891-8795.
Start your own PREP by downloading any of the following modules, or customize your PREP by downloading the sections separately.
Introduction: Plan for Readiness and Emergency Preparedness
Module 1: Form of a PREP Response Team
Module 2: Develop a Resource Directory
Module 3: Promote the Florida Special Needs Registry
Module 4: Host A Neighborhood Build Your Bucket Event
Neighborhood Public Safety Initiative
The Neighborhood Public Safety Initiative (NPSI) is a citizen-based program that seeks to address public safety through a focus on Crime Prevention and Education, Community Beautification, and Community Empowerment and Volunteerism. A key premise of the NPSI is that active community participation leads to safer neighborhoods. The NPSI is a collaborative effort of the local Public Safety Collective. The Public Safety Collective’s current members include the Tallahassee Police Department, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, FSU Police Department, FAMU Police Department, TCC Police Department, Capitol Police, the State Attorney’s Office, Big Bend Crime Stoppers, and the Tallahassee Fire Department.
This initiative will also be supported by several City departments, including Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs, Growth Management, and Community Beautification and Waste Management. Through this collaboration, the NPSI will encourage participating neighborhoods to actively engage in the creation of safer communities.
The Public Safety Collective piloted this effort in the Griffin Heights and Greater Frenchtown neighborhoods. These adjacent neighborhoods are in the northwest quadrant of the City, bordered by Alabama Street on the north, Bronough Street on the east, Tennessee Street on the south, and Basin Street on the west.
Citizen engagement is critical to the success of NPSI. In late August, the Public Safety Collective partnered with neighborhood leaders from Griffin Heights and Greater Frenchtown to hold a kickoff event. The kickoff was followed by weekly Community Action Team meetings in preparation of the October 28 Walk A Block Neighborhood Assessment event.
A Neighborhood Blitz will take place in the Griffin Heights and Greater Frenchtown neighborhoods the week of February 5, where City departments will be working block-by-block to address many of the issues identified during the neighborhood assessment. This will be followed by various neighborhood events that will be held by NPSI community partners.
In October 2017, the Public Safety Collective identified the Greater Bond community as the next NPSI neighborhood. The Greater Bond Community Action Team has met several times, and the official kickoff event will take place February 6 at the Smith-Williams Service Center Annex. The Greater Bond neighborhood is in the southside of the City, bordered by North-FAMU Way, South-Orange Ave., East-Wahnish Way, West-Lake Bradford.
For additional information on the Neighborhood Public Safety Initiative contact 850-891-8795 or neighborhoods@talgov.com.