Information on Neighborhood Orders of Protection and Neighborhood Impact Statements:

One of the most powerful crime fighting tools is an active, engaged neighborhood.  The Circuit Attorney’s Office can use information from residents and businesses in court.  When residents, visitors or businesses supply Neighborhood Impact Statements about how a particular crime or conduct has impacted them or their neighborhood, that statement can be used to help the Court understand a particular case.  The Circuit Attorney uses that information both at bond hearings and at sentencing to help the Court realize the real-life ripple effect of crime.  A sample Neighborhood Impact Statement is included on this site. 

A Neighborhood Order of Protection is an order that a St. Louis judge places against a criminal defendant as a condition of his/her bond or probation.  The judge orders the criminal to stay out of a particular part of the City as a condition of remaining free on the streets.  This order of protection allows the Circuit Attorney, the Court and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to work together to make criminals accountable for their actions while free on bond or probation.  Violating these orders of protection can cause criminals to be arrested, their bonds revoked and their probations ended. 

For more information, contact the Circuit Attorney’s Community Affairs Bureau at
314-622-4941.