Who We Are

Castro Community on Patrol (CCOP), founded in November 2006, is a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to promoting safety and safety awareness in the Castro and Duboce Triangle neighborhoods.  Our mission is to create a safer neighborhood for those who live in, work in, or visit the community.  CCOP volunteers patrol the neighborhood and create a visible safety presence.  Patrol volunteers note and report violent and property crimes, as well as conditions conducive to that kind of crime, and also educate the public about safety issues in the community.  To achieve its mission, CCOP works closely with the San Francisco Police Department and other organizations dedicated to community safety.

Castro Community on Patrol (CCOP) is dedicated to making the Castro Neighborhood a safe place to live and to play.

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What We Do

CCOP is working in several ways to make our neighborhood safer :

Visibility
We coordinate patrols of trained volunteers to walk the Castro district. They are a visible presence that deters illegal activity and who are available to contact authorities when there is a problem.

Awareness
Patrol Volunteers spend some time discussing who they are and what they are doing in the neighborhood with people on the street. While on Patrol team members distribute whistles to people on the street. These whistles are provided so that people can attract attention to themselves if they are having a problem. The whistles come with an attached card with some pointers of what to do in case of an incident and who to call.