ARLINGTON TAKES SECOND PLACE IN 2022 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AWARDS
The National Association of Town Watch announced that Arlington finished second in its 2022 National Night Out Awards program , which recognizes communities for outstanding participation and engagement during the annual event .
Arlington has placed in the Top 3 for cities with a population of 300,000 + every year since 2015 , including first place finishes in 2018 , 2020 , and 2021 .
More than 140 Arlington neighborhoods , organizations , and businesses hosted National Night Out block parties in 2022 . The goal of NNO is to bring together neighbors , community leaders , police , and other city employees in a fun , relaxed environment so they can forge lasting relationships that will help strengthen the community .
“ I ’ m incredibly proud of this department and this community ,” said Chief of Police Al Jones . “ We had more registered parties and greater participation this year than we did a year ago . This is a department that wants to engage with the community it serves -- and this is a community that wants to engage with their police department . Another top three finish is the icing on the cake .”
The awards are based on a variety of factors including overall quality of the event , neighborhood engagement , and law enforcement involvement .
Here is a complete list of the 2022 award winners for cities with a population 300,000 + :
1 . Minneapolis , MN 2 . Arlington , TX 3 . Columbus , OH 4 . Dallas , TX 5 . Orlando , FL 6 . Chesterfield County , VA 7 . St . Paul , MN 8 . Louisville-Jefferson County Metro , KY 9 . Collin County , TX