Orlando's “Night Out” Wins Award

National Night OutOrlando was once again selected as a National Award Winner for its outstanding participation in the “26th Annual National Night Out” crime, drug and violence prevention program. Orlando achieved a third place ranking for cities with a population of 100,000 – 299,000, competing against hundreds of other large cities such as Modesto, California and St. Paul, Minnesota which have a strong historical participation in Neighborhood Watch.

This year's event involved 14,625 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide. Orlando had a record breaking 70 parties, including National Night Out Goes to Church and National Night Out Goes to Summer Camp. The National Association of Town Watch congratulates the Orlando Police Department for being selected among the nation's best.