Liverpool is among towns and cities with extra cash is to be spent tackling low-level crime to make places safer.
The city has been invited by the Home Office to become a Pioneer Area, securing up to £100,000 to fund a series of projects to improve life for residents and increase confidence in the criminal justice system.
The cash will be used to tackle anti social behaviour, carry out community clean ups, provide activities for youngsters and set up anti-violence initiatives.
It will build upon the city’s RESPECT weeks of action, which tackle crime and grime and provide community led activities.
Councillor Marilyn Fielding, executive member for community safety, said: "By working closely with our partners such as Merseyside Police, we have made huge progress in recent years in reducing the levels of crime in Liverpool.
"However, we recognise that there is still more to do and that some people do not feel safe in their local community despite the fact they are now less likely to be a victim of crime.
"This additional funding will enable us to run more projects to improve the quality of life for local people.
"Getting people more involved in what is happening in their neighbourhood will give a sense of the work going on to tackle major issues such as crime and anti social behaviour, providing them with reassurance."
Over the last three years in Liverpool there has been a 20 percent reduction in anti social behaviour and vehicle crime, a 36 percent reduction in violent crime and a 13 percent reduction in robbery. However, in common with other areas of the country, fear of crime remains high.
More information will be made available about what is being done to tackle crime, as well as details of community payback projects and witness support programmes.
There will also be work to encourage people to report domestic violence and hate crimes, as it is known that victims of these offences are often reluctant to inform police.
It is believed that people will have increased community confidence in the work going on to tackle crime if they are involved in decision making and activities taking place in their area.
The scheme is one of 32 recommendations made by government advisor Louise Casey in a detailed Home Office report titled "Engaging Communities in Fighting Crime", published in June 2008.
