Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn announced continuing crime decreases through the first six months of 2010. The Chief was surrounded by scores of residents who are part of Block Watch grounds and neighborhood associations and are the key to crime prevention in Milwaukee. What we do together with the community matters and this proves it. "Because of our work together, residents are able to take back their public spaces and crime cannot thrive in areas where people are gathering and where they care," Milwaukee Police Chief Edward A. Flynn said.