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Anne Marie McCaskin, 37, holds her 24-month-old son, Toby, and watches their young neighbors line up for free shaved ice at a National Night Out block party held Aug. 2 in the Random Hills townhouse community near Fairfax Corner. She appreciates her local law enforcement agency and doesn’t want her kids to be afraid to ask for help from police officers when they need it.

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Fairfax: Building Safer Communities

Crime is not welcome at 12 National Night Out block parties in the Fair Oaks District.

At first, National Night Out was a simple gesture citizens made to show their support for local law enforcement: Turn on the front porch light the first Tuesday night in August.

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