Santa Monica Protective Association

A California Public Benefit Corporation - 501c(4)

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The Santa Monica Protective Association Welcomes You!

SMPA is a non-profit organization operating in the 90402 zip code.  The mission is simple:  SMPA exists for the sole purpose of deterring criminal activity, and they do this by pooling member dues in order to provide the neighborhood with armed patrol services.  Many of the activities of SMPA are carried out by civic-minded volunteers who do their part to aid SMPA in its crime deterrence mission.

History:

SMPA has operated continuously since it was founded in 1981. Prior to its beginning, the neighborhood experienced several violent crimes that are really too horrible to mention.  A few prudent citizens of this neighborhood banded together, combined their resources, and SMPA was born.  Under the watchful eye of SMPA’s leaders, armed security officers began patrolling the streets, and as more members joined, the patrol service expanded.

Not a single murder or home-invasion rape has occurred again in the neighborhood since SMPA’s founding, and this is no coincidence.  While the Santa Monica Police Department does a great job, they can’t be everywhere at once.  SMPA acts an extra set of eyes and ears for them.  Think of SMPA as a paid neighborhood watch program.

SMPA serves the Santa Monica neighborhood bounded by Ocean Ave, Montana Ave, 26th Street, and the northern border of Santa Monica. About one-half of the families in the area are members of SMPA; it would be an even safer neighborhood if they all were!

SMPA’s continued operation depends on the support of people like you!

The heavy black lines are the outline of the SMPA neighborhood. The boundaries approximately coincide with those of the 90402 zip code.