Public SafetyGoals Goal 1 Continue to improve relations between the community and the Asbury Park Police Department. Strategies Expand the Asbury Park Police Cadet youth mentoring program Community Policing Expand the Asbury Park Police Athletic League Expand community outreach events and programs Goal 2 Improve neighborhood safety and reduce violent crime. Strategies Expand re-entry programs Security upgrades at APHA properties Police substation in Washington Village Convert vacant lots into spaces of productive activity Update the Asbury Park Village playground Cops on Dots EXISTING CONDITIONSCops on Dots The APPD utilizes mapping and other data to identify crime hotspots and place officers there in order to deter potential crime. crime heat map violent crimes per 1,000 residents property crimes per 1,000 residents Click here to see more supporting data from the needs assesment The Community Says... Crime and drug activity are major issues in the West Side, partially due to the large number of vacant lots Relationships with law enforcement are improving The West Side has a reputation of being unsafe The APPD has been enhancing its role in the neighborhood through walking patrols, bike patrols, and a street crimes unit present every day of the week