Abbreviation | NCPC |
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Founded | 1982[1] |
Founder | Carl M. Loeb, Jr.[1] |
13-3129302[2] | |
Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
Headquarters | Washington, DC, United States[3] |
Services | Crime prevention, youth victimization, cyber safety, Go For Real, and community building.[2] |
Executive Director | Paul DelPonte |
Lynda Ellis | |
Affiliations | National Crime Prevention Council Association Inc[2] |
Revenue (2020) | $1,538,715[2] |
Expenses (2020) | $1,240,207[2] |
Endowment | $82,820[2] |
Employees (2020) | 6[2] |
Volunteers (2020) | 11[2] |
Website | www |
National Crime Prevention Council is an American educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C. which works to help people to create safer communities by addressing the causes of crime, drugs and violence and reducing the opportunities for crime to occur.
The organization's mascot is McGruff the Crime Dog, a talking bloodhound dog character created to educate children about crime prevention. Paul DelPonte, a one-time federal whistleblower, was appointed to head the organization in 2021.[4]