CAPS (Community Alternative Policing Strategies)
Please consult the map above to find your police beat. Find your beat on the tables below the map for your CAPS meeting time and location.
19th District Beat Meetings in the 44th Ward - 2012
Feb 14
Lakeview High School - 4015 N. Ashland
Beat 1924
Feb 16
Resurrection Lutheran Church - 1050 W. School
Beat 1932
March 8
Illinois Masonic Hospital - 836 W. Wellington
Meetings begin at 7 p.m. except for beat 1924 which begins at 6:30 p.m. Call 19th District Community Policing Office at (312) 744-5983 to verify dates/times/locations.
23rd District Beat Meetings in the 44th Ward
Beat 2324 & 2331
1st Wednesday of month
23rd District Police Station - 850 W. Addison
Beat 2332 & 2333
3rd Thursday of month
Inn at Lincoln Park - 601 W. Diversey
Meetings begin at 7 p.m. Call 23rd District Community Policing Office at (312) 744-0064 to verify dates/times/locations.
What Is CAPS?
The partnership between police and community is the foundation of Chicago's own philosophy of community policing, known as CAPS - the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy. CAPS brings the police, the community, and other City agencies together to identify and solve neighborhood crime problems, rather than simply react to their symptoms after the fact. Problem solving at the neighborhood level is supported by a variety of strategies, including neighborhood-based beat officers; regular Beat Community Meetings involving police and residents; extensive training for both police and community; more efficient use of City services that impact crime; and new technology to help police and residents target crime hot spots.
CAPS has monthly community meetings where residents have the opportunity to talk to the officers who patrol their neighborhood. Residents are encouraged to bring questions or concerns regarding safety, quality of life issues and City services.
The 44th Ward is served by two police districts: the 19th Police District (bounded by Lawrence, Clark, Fullerton, and the Chicago River) and the 23rd District (bounded by Lawrence, Lake Shore Drive, Fullerton, and Clark). Each police district is divided in beats, and each beat has a team of 8 to 9 beat officers assigned to it. Police representatives from these teams and local community leaders conduct the CAPS meetings.
For more information on CAPS, visit the Chicago Police Department's webpage, How CAPS Works.