PUBLIC SAFETY RESOURCES
ANC 7D's Public Safety Committee is working to support our community and empower residents with the knowledge they need to navigate public safety concerns effectively. Explore the links and information below to find out what public safety tools, updates and resources are available from the DC Government, MPD and within our community. Have a question for the committee or want to become more involved? Email us at publicsafety7d@gmail.com.
DC GOVERNMENT: SAFETY
Council Overview: Secure DC Legislation
Security Camera Rebate Program (residential)
Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
Office of Gun Violence Prevention
Department of Behavioral Health
Access Hotline: 888-7WE-HELP
METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT (MPD)
MPD District boundaries & updates
Home & Personal Protection: Firearms
Keeping Yourself Safe with Protection Orders
MPD Contacts: First, Fifth & Sixth Districts
COMMUNITY RESOURCES & REPORTS/PLANS
Inner-City Collaborative Community Development Corporation
Violence Interrupter/Credible Messenger/Safe Passage
DC Gun Violence Strategic Reduction Plan Overview Download PDF
National Institute on Criminal Justice Reform Report on DC gun violence (PDF)
MORE INFORMATION
DC GOVERNMENT: SAFETY (back to top)
Security Camera Rebate Program – The program provides a rebate of up to $200 per camera, with a maximum rebate of up to $500 per residential address (e.g., home offices, condo buildings, and apartments) and $750 for all other eligible addresses. The rebate is exclusively for the cost of the camera(s) including any applicable tax.
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Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement – ONSE’s mission is to foster community-based strategies to help prevent violence and increase public safety. Our strategy is rooted in a public health approach to violence prevention, recognizing that reducing crime is not accomplished through law enforcement alone. Programs and services include:
Pathways Program Community Based Crime Reduction
Violence Intervention Initiative Community Response Team
Family and Survivor Support People of Promise
School Based Initiative Restorative Justice
Department of Behavioral Health – DBH Access Hotline 888-7WE-HELP or 888-793-4357 – This 24-hour, seven-day-a-week telephone line is staffed by behavioral health professionals who can refer a caller to immediate help or ongoing care. The Access Helpline can activate mobile crisis teams to respond to adults and children who are experiencing a psychiatric or emotional crisis and are unable or unwilling to travel to receive behavioral health services.”
Contact: Anthony Hall, anthony.hall@dc.gov
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DC GOVERNMENT: CRIME (back to top)
DC 911 (OFFICE OF UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS) – Community Outreach Citizen Engagement Academy
CALL 911 to report an emergency. An emergency is an event that poses immediate, significant threat to life and/or property.
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Report a crime in progress where the offender is still on the scene (or has just left the scene)
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Report a fire, hazardous spill, smoke, or electrical hazards
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Request medical assistance
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Report the sighting of a criminal whom you know is wanted by the police
CALL 311 to request city services or information such as missed trash collection, sanitation enforcement, bulk collection, pothole repair, etc. Residents and visitors can also call 311 to report police non-emergencies. A non-emergency call is defined as any call related to an incident that does not pose an immediate threat to the safety of individuals and/or incidents that occurred at least one hour before the initial request for police assistance is made. Police non-emergencies include noise complaints, traffic complaints, and vandalism, as well as crimes or incidents that happened in the past, with no injury and the suspect no longer on the scene.
U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR DC (USAO) – The DC USAO is unique among U.S. Attorney’s Offices in the size and scope of its work. It serves as both the local and the federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital.
Contact: Matthew Graves, U.S. Attorney, 202-252-7566
DC METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT (back to top)
Home & Personal Protection: Firearms
If you're considering home or personal protection, DC has strict requirements about purchasing, registering and carrying firearms.
Firearms Registration Procedures
First District
Commander Colin Hall, colin.hall@dc.gov
Capt. Sherrelle Williams, sherrelle.williams@dc.gov
Officer Muhammad Lewis, Community Outreach Coordinator, muhammad.lewis@dc.gov, (202) 698-0055, (202) 779-1607 cell
Fifth District
Commander Sylvan Altieri, sylvan.altieri@dc.gov, 202-440-2698
Capt. Kathleen Monahan, kathleen.monahan@dc.gov
Officer Arnita Hamilton, Community Outreach Coordinator, arnita.hamilton@dc.gov, (202) 698-0289
Sixth District
Commander Jaron Hickman, jaron.hickman@dc.gov
Officer Jason Medina, jason.medina@dc.gov, (202) 698-1315
Hill East violent crime suppression unit: Capt. Ashley Archer, ashley.archer@dc.gov, 202-805-3598 cell
COMMUNITY RESOURCES & REPORTS/PLANS (back to top)
Moms Demand Action DC – Michelle Chappell, Michelle.r.chappell@gmail.com
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Inner-City Collaborative Community Development Corporation – Rev. Judie Sheperd-Gore, revjudie@innercitycdc.org
Violence Interrupter/Credible Messenger/Safe Passage – Anthony Petty, James Carpenter: Able to make connections to individuals
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