City of Omaha, Nebraska -- 2024 Project Safe Neighborhoods

The Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Nebraska Strategy is driven by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nebraska. PSN Nebraska strategies are implemented through partnerships, collaborations and de-confliction with local, state, and federal law enforcement, criminal justice, and violence prevention agencies. The Task Force consists of federal and local law enforcement, federal and local prosecutors, Nebraska Probation, and community-based organizations. 

Fiscal Year 2024 funding will be used to combat violent crime, illegal gun possession, and homicide. Identified federal priorities include firearms conspiracy, firearms used in crimes, straw purchasers, violent offenders, and addressing the proliferation of illegally held automatic weapons and personally manufactured firearms.  
 
PSN Nebraska will implement a focused deterrence strategy to reduce gang and gun violence and illegal gun possession within the Omaha Police Department Northeast Precinct. The strategy will model Operation Ceasefire.  PSN Nebraska will utilize funds to implement the following components: 1) Reduce violent gun and gang related crime through a comprehensive crime reduction strategy; 2) Utilize gang intelligence to strengthen enforcement operations and prevent gun and gang violence; 3) Increase federal and state prosecutions of violent armed criminals; 4) Conduct outreach and deploy community-based initiatives to combat crime; and 5) Conduct a proactive analysis of PSN program activities. Throughout the implementation and enforcement phases, the PSN Team will conduct firearms screening tests through the Human DNA Identification Lab at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, submit ballistic evidence through National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, hold incident review meetings to coordinate prosecution of violent gun crimes, carry out an informative communications strategy, and conduct prevention activities in collaboration with grassroots community initiatives.