Under the leadership of U.S. Attorney Stephen Murphy, the Eastern District of Michigan Project Safe Neighborhoods effort has three goals: 1) aggressively promote the message that all firearm-related violent crime will be met with strict enforcement and swift and certain punishment; 2) encourage citizens to work with local, state and federal law enforcement to address firearm-related violent crime in their communities; and 3) promote gun safety in the community.

The Eastern District of Michigan's Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence PSN Committee is comprised of representatives of the United States Attorneys Office, the Wayne County Prosecutor's office, the City of Detroit Mayor's office, federal, state, and local law enforcement, the business and religious community, community organizations, and neighborhood residents within the Eastern District of Michigan.

Together, the partnership will continue to encourage citizens to work with local, state and federal law enforcement to address firearm-related violent crime in their communities. Significantly, the community outreach efforts will continue its work to promote gun safety throughout the entire jurisdiction.

The Eastern District of Michigan's Project Safe Neighborhoods strategy involves a commitment toward prevention, research based evaluation, and coordinated law enforcement.

The Detroit Area Weed and Seed sites have been selected to serve in partnership with the Project Safe Neighborhoods task force to implement Project Sentry initiatives within their respective Target Areas.

The Project Safe Neighborhoods effort also includes partnerships with three community based organizations who will implement Project Sentry, a coordinated law enforcement effort between county and state law enforcement agencies; community-wide awareness events and campaigns, and supporting a state-wide crime reporting hotline.