Photo Courtesy city of Sugar LandPublic officials and local law enforcement agencies travel the community to visit individual parties, give safety talks and provide educational materials to residents for National Night Out.
Each year, close to 37 million people in more than 15,000 communities across the nation participate in National Night Out—an initiative that brings communities together to fight against crime. The cities of Sugar Land and Missouri City will participate in the 30th annual event scheduled for Oct. 1 from 5–8 p.m.
Neighborhoods, streets and entire blocks that have registered with the National Association of Town Watch—a nonprofit organization that has helped put on the event since 1984—will host block parties featuring food and activities. Public officials with the city and police and fire departments are expected to stop by as many parties as possible.
Dozens of neighborhoods in Sugar Land are slated to participate and an estimated 63 Missouri City subdivisions and streets are registered for the event. Thousands of residents are expected to take to the streets, said Evett Kelly, community resource officer with the Missouri City police department.
"[National Night Out] is a big thing here in Missouri City," she said. "It gives a positive outlook to the community."
