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Concerned about
the criminal elements in its neighborhoods, Community
Properties of Ohio partnered
with the Columbus Police Department and the Department
of Safety in June 2003 to implement the
Eliminate the Elements safety program. This program, funded
through Congressional Appropriations secured
through the efforts of Congresswoman Deborah Pryce and
Campus Partners, enabled Community Properties to lease
a police cruiser from the city and hire twenty four officers
to work special duty on the CPO properties. The $250,000
grant allowed CPO to receive a state of the art computer
system to equip the cruiser to allow the officers real
time access to information they need allowing them to
do their job more effectively. Currently, CPO is partnering
with the City of Columbus to focus on various Target Zones
(areas with high criminal activity), as identified by
the city.
To complement the efforts of the program, CPO implemented
an anonymous tip line in August 2004 to
assist the residents and other neighborhood advocates
in relaying information about criminal activity or any
other concern in the neighborhood. The partnership created
between the property managers and the special duty officers
results in a significant reduction in the criminal activity
in the portfolio. The real success of the program is the
impact it has made on the CPO residents. Encouraged by
the proactive response of the management company to address
safety issues, many residents are becoming involved in
their neighborhoods again -- attending block watches,
encouraging community involvement, and being good neighbors. |
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CPO’s personalized police
cruiser allows the off duty
officers to obtain real time
information while they patrol
the CPO portfolio.
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