Alto al Crimen annual report to the Boquete Community

1. Fundacion Alto al
Crimen
Boquete Panama
Report to Community for 2014

2. Why AAC
• The goal is to reduce crime in Boquete and provide
emergency service dispatch
• The means is education, hotline, investigation,
followup and the Hotline
• The model is from Belize
• It works

3. Hotline
• 6477- 6662 is the AAC Hotline Number
• It is staffed 7x24 by a bilingual operator, Rodny
Moreno
• Call for medical emergencies, Crime, road side
emergencies
• Consider it a private 911 service

4. Education
• Seminars on how to protect your home
• Detailed information at http://www.altoalcrimen.com
• Home inspections by volunteers

5. Investigation
• Working with the Police and DIJ
• Providing access to a Private Investigator and
contracting for him when necessary
• Providing information and resources to the Police
when requested and deemed necessary

6. January 2015 Activity
4 calls for ambulance
2 calls for minor crimes
10 calls for brush fires
2 persons called asking how to register

7. Understand the Difference
Who are you going to call?
Bomberos for Fire
Police for Crime
DIJ for Crime
Bomberos for Ambulance
CSS for Ambulance
MINSA for Ambulance
Private Ambulance
Tow Truck
All of this in Spanish under the stress of crisis
or call AAC in English or Spanish

8. Resident ID
Why Register?
If you have an emergency we have
information for first responders
Names
location
Medical Needs
Emergency Contact
Doctor
Health conditions
etc

9. How to Register
http://www.altoalcrimen.org

11. Financial Information
Jan - Dec 2014

12. Domain Names
Missing Dutch Girls
Breakfast with new Alcalde

13. April 2014

14. April 2014: 546 members, 41 Donors
December 2014: 595 members, 64 Donors

15. The Future of AAC
• It all depends upon you and what you want
• Do you want the hotline, deterrence programs,
education, investigation and bad guys in prison?
• If so we need the community to provide funding.