You live in a high crime area. What does that look like? If it looks anything like where I grew up, the streets are empty at night. People were once neighborly, but that’s now a distant memory. I remember when the walls went up. They used to be about waist high. They’re now at least …
House crime doesn’t start in the home. It starts in the street. Before forking out your hard-earned money on a security system, realize that you can reduce crime in your area by as much as 26% by starting a neighborhood watch! In this post, you will learn exactly how to start a neighborhood watch, in …
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In a study of 36 neighborhood watch schemes, 56% showed a positive outcome in terms of crime reduction. With the effort of creating a neighborhood watch scheme, you want to give it the best chance of success – enter crime maps! This may not seem like the most important tool for a neighborhood watch. At …
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There has been a great deal written about what a neighborhood watch is. There is much written on how to create one. But now for the first time, let’s look in detail at how to do the patrol safely. An incident or a string of incidents has created a call to action in your neighborhood. Before …
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Meet The Neighborhood Crime Watch The neighborhood watch, a fascinating social convention. It exists in various forms around the world. There are various characters that form part of this amateur crime prevention group: There is the meticulous curly haired woman in her early 60’s. She’s a busy body organizer, and her efforts will give her …