ADOPT-A-BLOCK

Adopt-A-Block is an innovative program that aims to increase the number of private security cameras in crime hot spots in New Orleans. Adopt-A-Block supports and enchances the overall SafeCamNOLA project, a citywide camera registry that helps the NOPD identify suspects and solve crimes.

Adopt-A-Block works with churches, businesses, homeowners and the NOPD to install private security cameras in crime hot spots. The equipment and installation in selected neighborhoods will be funded through private donations administered by the NOPJF. Installation areas will be approved on a case-by-case basis.

If you are a property owner and would like to apply as a candidate for security camera installations, please send an email to safecam@nopjf.org with your name, phone number and the address where you would like to install cameras.

Only a limited number of applicants will be selected for installations. Decisions will be made in conjunction with NOPD District Commanders on the basis of crime trends and the firsthand knowledge and experience of district officers.

If you are a security camera vendor/installer and you are interested in partnering with NOPJF, please email Nathaniel Weaver at nathaniel@nopjf.org.

To donate to Adopt-A-Block, please visit our donations page.

HOME SECURITY

If you were locked out of your house, would you still be able to get in? Maybe you keep an unlocked window in the back, or a hidden key in your mailbox, or on top of a window ledge.

You may think this is a good idea, but guess what? If you can break in, so can a burglar!

For a small amount of time and money you can make your home more secure and reduce your chances of being a victim. Many burgulars spend no longer than 60 seconds to try to breaking into a home. Good locks — and good neighbors who watch out for each other — can be big deterrents to burglars.

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