Happy New Year to all the friends and family of the Los Angeles Police Department. I hope all of your holiday celebrations were safe and blessed with joy and happiness. Now that the rush of the holiday season is over, the men and women of the Los Angeles Police Department look forward to another year of serving the people of Los Angeles. The following is the monthly update for January 2002. I hope you find the information useful. I encourage you to continue to visit our Web site at www.LAPDOnline.org as it has grown to over 10,000 pages since its inception in 1998. LAPD ARCHIVES PHOTO GALLERY SHOW The Department is continuing to coordinate the touring photo gallery show titled “LAPD - 100 Years of Photography” featuring law enforcement and crime scene photographs from LAPD photo archives. The gallery show will travel to all Community Police Stations and various City landmarks. The Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union is sponsoring this traveling exhibit. The public is invited to attend the show to view these historic photographs. The January show schedule continues at West Valley Community Police Station through January 6 and moves to Devonshire Community Police Station on January 7. The show moves to Van Nuys Community Police Station beginning January 14, to Foothill Community Police Station beginning January 21, and to North Hollywood Community Police Station beginning January 28. Additional dates and locations will be published in February 2002. JANUARY SAFETY TIPS – CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN The purpose of this information is to impart to the public, basic features which may be incorporated into dwellings, to make them more secure and to prevent crime. The same design concepts improve the ability of police to monitor activities within the community. The proper design and effective use of public and private space can lead to a reduction in the incidence and fear of crime, reduction in calls for police service and to increase the quality of life within a community. Landscaping and fencing * Specify thorny plants and landscape to create a natural barrier and to deter unwanted entry. * Specify vines or planted wall coverings to deter graffiti. Avoid blank spaces that may be an invitation to graffiti vandals. * Provide landscape and fencing that do not create hiding places for criminals. Discourage crime by creating an inhospitable environment for criminals. * Provide attractive and durable masonry or fencing whenever possible. Consider creative solutions to fencing schemes that work aesthetically as well as functionally. Lighting * Provide lighting systems that provide nighttime vision for motorists to increase the visibility of pedestrians, other vehicles and objects (that should be seen and avoided). * Provide lighting systems which provide nighttime vision for pedestrians, homeowners and business people to permit pedestrians to see one another, to see risks involved in walking at night and to reduce the risk of trip-and- fall accidents. Provide lighting systems that will enhance police ability for surveillance, patrol and pursuit. * Provide lighting systems that minimize glare, light and pollution and light trespass. Where necessary, provide light transition zones. For additional information or to obtain copies of crime prevention circulars, contact the Community Liaison/Crime Prevention Unit, at (213) 485-3134, or visit our Web site at www.lapdonline.org and open the “Crime Prevention Tips” icon. On behalf of the men and women of the Los Angeles Police Department, we look forward to serving you and all the people who live, work and visit the City of Los Angeles in this New Year. BERNARD C. PARKS Chief of Police