Abdullahi, Kassims AdamsYahaya, Sabo Sarkin Noma2023-12-142023-12-142021-04-04Abdullahi Kassim Adams Department of Sociolog}7 Nasarawa state University, Keffi-Nigeria (qassymqassym@gmail.com) +2347031612060https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/7071Since the dawn of human civilization, crime has been a reoccurring problem. There is hardly any society in the world today without the challenges of crime. This paper examines the communal initiative towards crime control and prevention in Keffi Township, Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State-Nigeria. The social survey research design was adopted for this paper. Data were collected using quantitative and qualitative methods. 101 questionnaires were distributed and 99 retrieved from respondents from four selected elect or al wards in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State-Nigeria, through simple random techniques. The technique used in the analysis of data for the paper was the quantitative data analyzed using univariate analysis for this study. Data collected showed that loss of lives and properties are implications of crime and criminality among the residents of the study areas and mobilization of the private security group and private neighborhood patrol team are the two top measures often taken by residents of the area to control and prevent crime occurrence. The paper recommends that there is a need to adjust our political and economic system to alleviate poverty. Alleviating and alleviating absolute poverty from our society will go a long way to not only reduce the menace of crime but also reduced the rate of its occurrence.enCommunal, Crime, Crime Prevention, Crime Control, TownshipArticle