National Night Out 2025 will be observed nationally on Tuesday, August 5. City of Alexandria personnel will be visiting as many participating neighborhoods as possible between 5 and 8 p.m.  

National Night Out (NNO) is a celebration of community and public safety agencies coming together to promote community policing partnerships.  

During the event, residents throughout Alexandria are asked to come outside and enjoy the evening with their neighbors, police, firefighters, and other City officials. Events held will vary by neighborhood and include cookouts, block parties, and more. 

The Alexandria Police Department's K-9 Unit, Motorcycle Unit, Bike Patrol, Command Staff and patrol officers will tour neighborhoods and offer special demonstrations with members of Alexandria Sheriff’s Office and Alexandria Fire Department and other public safety agencies. 

NNO is designed to increase crime prevention awareness, generate support for crime prevention programs, and send a message to criminals that neighborhoods are organized, and are in partnership with law enforcement and public safety agencies to help prevent crime. 

NNO was introduced in August of 1984 through an already established network of law enforcement agencies, neighborhood watch groups, civic groups, state and regional crime prevention associations and volunteers across the nation. The first annual National Night Out involved 2.5 million neighbors across 400 communities in 23 states. 

According to NNO, last year's event was the largest ever that involved 38 million people in 17,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide. 

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West End

For questions or additional information about NNO, please call 703.746.6703 or email robert.pond@alexandriava.gov.