WHAT WE DO

Our initiative builds on the community’s vision for the Rainier Beach neighborhood as a beautiful and safe place where youth can grow and thrive, developed through the Rainier Beach Neighborhood Plan Update process in 2012.

The interventions listed below fall under one or more of the following categories of evidence-informed strategies that effectively deter crime in a particular place and support youth:

– increase supervision

– change the physical environment

– change policies and rules

– maximize the collective result.

Doing the right thing,
at the right time.

Place-Based Intervention

Lead Agency and Partners

Business Engagement

Crime prevention education and activities with businesses located in hotspots.

Seattle Neighborhood Group, Seattle Police Department, Rainier Beach Merchants Association

Campus Safety Team + PBIS

Coordination among schools, agencies and businesses promoting positive behaviors.

Seattle Neighborhood Group, Office of the City Auditor, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Public Schools, Rainier Beach Merchants Association

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)

Physical improvements in public spaces. Storefront improvements designed to increase safety and improve marketability.

Seattle Neighborhood Group, Office of the City Auditor, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Public Schools, Rainier Beach Merchants Association

Safe Passage

After-school place guardians.

The Boys and Girls Clubs of King County

Youth and Neighborhood Engagement

Programs to engage youth, parents, and residents in promoting Rainier Beach as a positive place.

Rainier Beach Action Coalition