Colorado Springs Police Department is excited to announce a partnership with Nextdoor (www.nextdoor.com), the free and private social network for neighborhoods, to build stronger, safer communities with the help of residents.

This integration with Nextdoor will enable the Colorado Springs Police Department to communicate online with Colorado Springs neighborhoods. Residents and the police department will be able to work together to increase safety and strengthen virtual neighborhood watch.

 “Having the ability to easily communicate with residents is extremely vital to not only maintaining, but also increasing safety and reducing crime within the Colorado Springs community,” said Police Chief Carey. “With Nextdoor, we can help empower neighbors to keep their communities safe and connected and give them the ability to collaborate on virtual neighborhood watch efforts. In light of our recent history with natural disasters this is an excellent way for neighbors to make connect for the safety of the community.”

Nextdoor has proven to be an essential and well-adopted tool, both locally in Colorado Springs as well as nationally, with one-in-three neighborhoods using Nextdoor across the country.

With Nextdoor, Colorado Springs residents can create private neighborhood websites to share information, including neighborhood public safety issues, community events and activities, local services, and even lost pets.

The Colorado Springs Police Department will be able to share helpful information with Nextdoor members, such as important crime alerts, emergency notifications, safety precautions and tips, details for events and crime watch meetings, and updates on activity affecting the local area to Nextdoor websites within the city. However, the Colorado Springs Police Department will not be able to access residents’ websites, contact information, or content.

Nextdoor is free for residents and the Colorado Springs Police Department. Each Colorado Springs neighborhood has its own private Nextdoor neighborhood website, accessible only to residents of that neighborhood. Neighborhoods establish and self-manage their own Nextdoor website. All members must verify that they live within the neighborhood before joining Nextdoor. Information shared on Nextdoor is password-protected and cannot be accessed by Google or other search engines.

Those interested in joining their neighborhood’s Nextdoor website can visit www.nextdoor.com and enter their address. If residents have questions about their Nextdoor website, please visit help.nextdoor.com.