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Mayor Libby Schaaf and OPD Chief Kirkpatrick will gather with near 100 Police Officers, Fire Fighters, and other City and County employees on Tuesday, August 1st, to fan out to neighborhoods throughout the City of Oakland to visit 570 block parties taking place around the City. 

“National Night Out is an opportunity for people to help support police-community partnerships and raise crime prevention awareness in their neighborhood by having residents get to know each other through events like barbecues or ice cream socials,” said Libby Schaaf. It’s these connections that build communities block-by-block. This is important because the best crime prevention tool ever invented is a good neighbor.” 

National Night Out empowers people and provides an opportunity for communities to heal and foster peace in our neighborhoods. A powerful and profound message is “When neighbors know each other, neighborhoods are safer.” 

The City not only encourages neighbors to have a block party, but also to start a Neighborhood Watch Group on their street and to participate in their Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council where they can work in partnership with the City’s Neighborhood Service Coordinators and the Community Resource Officers assigned to their neighborhood. 

The Oakland A’s donated 1200 baseball tickets for party hosts to show their appreciation for stepping up and providing leadership on their block. 

Throughout Oakland, from east to west, north to south, more people than ever before are coming out to make their neighborhood safer and stronger.