Provide graffiti abatement and prevention
Enhance public street lighting
Establish partnerships with HPD, Metro, and other agencies
Support HPD’s Positive Interaction Program (PIP)
Enhance traffic control devices where necessary
Initiate safety awareness programs and activities
Advocate for security needs with county, city, state, and federal agencies

There is a HPD Storefront located within the district. The staff covers four shifts across a seven day-a-week, 24 hour per day operation. The services offered include:

• Walk-in Services
• Community Services
• Safety Lectures
• Home Insurance Cost Reduction Surveys
• Positive Interaction Program (PIP)
• Operation Identification
• H.E.A.T. Program
• COP Program
• Trespass Affidavits
• Bike Patrol

The Storefront has 3 full time and 6 part time officers who patrol the area on bikes. This is often used as a high-visibility compliment to an on-going operation. The 3 full time officers patrol the parks.

Differential Response Tactics (DRT)

This effort is aimed at criminal violations that lend themselves to quality of life matters for the neighborhoods. They include a wide range of issues such as:

Trash violations – illegal dumping, dumpster violations, illegal sign placement, etc…
Illegal storage – vehicles left unattended in driveways, on the street or in yards
Right-of-way violations
Dangerous buildings, failure to secure building, illegal habitation, trespassing, etc…
High grass
Illegal parking – residential and commercial
Alleyway violations
Illegal vagrant activity
Illegal car shop/repair businesses.
Crisis Counselor

We have a full-time crisis counselor who assists patrol officers and citizens in criminal investigations. She is also available at the storefront Tuesday through Saturday, 8pm until 4am. You can leave a message any time.