December 2009 Weed and Seed Holiday Billboard Main Street  & Albany Avenue

Officer Kevin O'Brien Hartford Weed and Seed Coordinator Office of the Chief of Police Hartford Police Department 50 Jennings Road, Hartford, CT 06120 (860) 757-4014

Weed and Seed, a community-based strategy sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), is an innovative, comprehensive multiagency approach to law enforcement, crime prevention, and community revitalization.

The strategy involves a two-pronged approach: law enforcement agencies and prosecutors cooperate in "weeding out" violent criminals and drug abusers and public agencies and community-based private organizations collaborate to "seed" much-needed human services, including prevention, intervention, treatment, and neighborhood restoration programs. A community-oriented policing component bridges the weeding and seeding elements.

2010 Upper Albany/Clay Arsenal Weed and Seed Information and Steering Committee Members

City of Hartford Weed and Seed Catchment Area Map

Upper Albany and Clay Arsenal Neighborhoods

Meetings
The Hartford Weed and Seed Steering Committee meets at 5:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month at the Artist Collective, 1200 Albany Avenue, Hartford. 

Links of Interest
U.S. Department of Justice Weed and Seed Programs in Connecticut
USDOJ Weed and Seed Data Center
U.S. Department of Justice Weed and Seed Program Background
Justice Research and Statistic Association
Weed and Seed Program Data Collection
USDOJ Report of School Bullying

Archives
1999 Hartford Case Study - U.S. Department of Justice
2009 Hartford National Night Out Photos