Overview

The following activities sponsored by your Neighborhood Watch group can improve your community's safety and well-being.

• Conduct home security surveys and mark your valuables using the guidelines in the Operation Identification brochure. Remember to include any elderly and/or disabled neighbors.
• Organize citizen patrols to alert deputies about crime and suspicious activities in your neighborhood.
• Create a phone number resource list for your Neighborhood Watch group so you can quickly contact each other in emergency situations.
• Publish a local newsletter that provides local crime news, crime prevention tips, and recognizes the accomplishments of Neighborhood Watch members.
• Have meetings that educate members about:
  • Isolation of the elderly
  • Drug abuse
  • Disaster preparedness
  • Crimes that are occurring at schools or parks in the community
  • After-school programs
  • Child safety
  • Victim services
  • Issues that are important to your Neighborhood Watch group