INDIANAPOLIS -- It's no secret that as the temperature rises, there is also an uptick in crime.
That's why Mayor Joe Hogsett and Chief Bryan Roach met with other community leaders Monday to lay out a plan to tackle the issues.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has created a community council in each of the six police districts.
Each district will get a share of a $400,000 crime prevention grant to help create a unique plan specific to each neighborhood.
The new community councils will work closely with police to help keep neighborhoods safe.
They will hold meetings throughout the summer months and act as a go-between for law enforcement and members of the community.
IMPD says they want to focus more on community outreach, specifically youth engagement.
Chief Roach says he hopes this partnership will create more trust.
"We want to share more information than we have in the past with those key people so that they understand the issues that we're dealing with and we want them to share information with us and hopefully together develop strategies," said Chief Bryan Roach, IMPD.
"Right now, I think it's just the mentorship, coming alongside of them, making sure that they understand that folks do care and we do. So come against that hopelessness, I think that's one big key," said Tanya Bell, Indiana Black Expo.
The community council plans to hold events throughout the summer to engage the community and get more young people involved.
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