 Neighborhood
Crime Watch
The benefits of an organized neighborhood crime watch are many. A
neighborhood crime watch can do all of the following for your community:
- Increase community awareness.
- Assist
law-enforcement officials by communicating information with regard
to suspicious behavior.
- Decrease
the level of fear and isolation that crime tends to generate.
- Help
decrease the level of crime, and in some cases prevent it.
What
is a Neighborhood Crime Watch?
A neighborhood crime watch is a group of people-usually divided
into neighborhood blocks-- who work together, look out for each
other,
communicate with law enforcement officials, and participate in
projects which increase the unity and safety among participating
families and
neighbors. How to Start Your Own Neighborhood Crime Watch
- First
let your neighbors know your intentions. Let them know you want
to help. Decide on a time and place for your first meeting.
- Begin
the meeting by explaining your motivations for calling the
meeting and your intentions to begin increasing community safety and
awareness. Discuss immediate crime that is occurring in your neighborhood.
What can you and your neighbors do to help?
- Then,
focus on home security. Security Solutions home security services offers
home security packages,with reasonable prices and free professional
installation. Security Solutions also offers referral plans which allow you
to refer Security Solutions's services to your neighbor(s) and gain two free
months of 24-hour monitoring. This is a great way to secure your home
and family, while at the same time increase the strength of your community.
- Also,
try to foster neighborhood relationships. Building friendships
and decreasing isolation does a lot to make a community a better place
to live. In addition, discuss the various aspects of home and community
safety. The following topics are great discussion generators and are
not difficult to implement:
More Information
For more information regarding neighborhood safety programs, contact
the city officials or law-enforcement officers in your community.
You can make a difference!
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