Safety and Protection

Community Garda

Community policing occurs where Gardaí and members of the community and statutory and voluntary agencies work together to:

• Prevent crime
• Prevent anti-social behaviour
• Reduce the fear of crime
• Promote inter-agency problem solving
• Bring offenders to justice
• Improve the overall quality of life

Aims of Community Policing

• To provide the people in an area with their own dedicated Garda, someone with whom they can discuss everyday occurrences and build up a strong and supportive personal relationship.
• To help the residents of an area to prevent crime by supporting crime prevention initiatives such as Neighbourhood Watch and Community Alert.
• To work with other social agencies in an area to help curb crime and vandalism.

If you have problems in your estate with anti-social behaviour contact the Community Garda.