What is Crime Watch?
Crime Watch is a crime prevention
program which enlists the active participation of citizens in cooperation with law
enforcement to reduce crime in their community.
The purpose of Crime Watch is to create an alert
neighborhood by using simple crime prevention methods.
How does it work?
Neighbors getting to know each other and working together in a
program
of mutual assistance;
Citizens being aware of, and knowing how to recognize and report,
suspicious activities in their neighborhood;
Implementation of crime prevention techniques, such as Home
Security, Operation Identification and others.
Why Crime Watch?
Crime Watch sends a message to potential intruders that:
How to develop the program...
Talk to your neighbors to determine their interest and willingness to
attend a Crime Watch function. Ask about convenient times to schedule your meetings. Be
sure to mention that Crime Watch does not ask that anyone take any personal risk to
prevent crime, and Crime Watch leaves the responsibility for apprehending criminals with
your local law enforcement agency.
