National Night Out is held annually on the first Tuesday of August. The campaign started in 1984 as a community-building initiative that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie, enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement, and cultivates a feeling of security and sense of place, with the goal of making neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.

Celebrations worldwide take the form of block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts and other community events, with…