Clean and Safe

The 360-acre neighborhood of Over-the-Rhine is divided into Safety Sectors that have been organized to reach out and engage residents and business in the safety and cleanliness of their neighborhood. With monthly sector meetings that are conducted by OTR Chamber and attended by Cincinnati Police, resdients and businesses stay informed and involved.

Several diversified initiatives of the Over-the-Rhine Chamber Clean and Safe Program encourage a Safe and Clean Over-the-Rhine Community:

• OTR Community Safe and Clean Sector Meetings (Outreach)
• Washington Park/Art Academy Sector
• Brewery District & Findlay Market Sector
• Main, Mulberry & McMicken Sector
• Pendleton Sector
• Safe and Clean Grants in coordination with Keep Cincinnati Beautiful, Anderson Foundation, Private Grants and more.
• Safe and Clean Marketing Initiatives
• Weed and Seed Initiatives
• No Trespass Sign Program
• Hot Spots Program
• Drug and Gun Elimination Program

Over-the-Rhine Community Safety Sector Meetings (Outreach)

• Monthly Safety Sector Meetings for each safety sector (five)
• Mini Seminars such as Court Watch Program, Liter Prevention, Terrorist Awareness, Blight Index, Community Police Partnering, and projects within Sectors
• An active partnership with the Cincinnati Police Department (law enforcement)
• Partnership with business, residents, property owners
• Partnership with Keep Cincinnati Beautiful/City Services
• A channel of communications among stakeholders
• Builds trust between community and law enforcement
• Community working together
• Community Court Watch
• Civic Involvement
• City of Cincinnati Clean and Safe Grant Implementation
• Supports Great American Clean Up
• Support Community Problem-Oriented Policing (CPOP)
• Support Citizens on Patrol (COP)
• Enhances and coordinates clean-up efforts
• Raise the level of citizen and community involvement in crime prevention
• Increase level of citizen and community involvement in intervention activities
• Enhance the level of community security.

Communities that are empowered to solve their own problems function more effectively than communities that depend on services provided by “outsiders”.