Comments on: How to Lead a Successful Neighborhood Watch

By: Alistair Daniels

Alistair Daniels — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:09:35 +0000

Befriending your local homeless persons is your best bet at knowing where the crime hot spots. These days police simply fill in dockets and file them away. You don’t have to invite them into your home. Delivering leftovers will work well.
Most of them are just happy to know that someone else knows they exist … They are worth talking to.

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Thinking About Home Safety When Purchasing A New Home | Fatherhood Factor — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 12:04:37 +0000

[…] the level of safety in your area, it would be possible for all the neighbors who know each other to form a neighborhood watch. They would work together with the local police force to ensure law and order is upheld in the […]

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:31:36 +0000

The big concern I would have is if I have reliable neighbors I could ask assistance from in the first place. I’m from a questionable neighborhood that aren’t exactly the friendliest of communities! Ha ha. I guess I would definitely get more out of befriending the local police.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 16:03:24 +0000

I think a big factor that is often overlooked is keeping a good rapport with your local police department (especially if you live in a shady area). All of these other tips are accurate.

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:59:00 +0000

I’m in the neighborhood watch in my city and we love articles like these. It’s so important to keep the whole neighborhood involved and kept up to date on these sort of topics.

By: Bobby Saint

Bobby Saint — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 23:26:14 +0000

I couldn’t agree more when you mentioned one of the things you can do to be able to lead a successful neighborhood watch is by making contact with your neighbors. It is highly encouraged to form an organization among your neighbors and seek their cooperation to ensure the security of the community. Ask for suggestions and recommendations from each one about what they think you can do as a group or team to maintain peace and order in the neighborhood. This way, you are able to get the buy-in of each member and get everyone involved. If I were a resident of a certain neighborhood, I would definitely take this into account. Thanks.

By: Jean

Jean — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 07:15:47 +0000

We have a neighborhood watch that’s continuously recruiting. It has been active for years and we do feel a little safer with them around. There’s less incidents of burglary in the last couple of years. I think another key is a strong and reliable leader. It’s easy to start a neighborhood watch, but it’s difficult to maintain one. These are good guidelines for starting a watch. I’d add ensuring safety of each member.

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:03:19 +0000

Number 1 and number 9 are definately key. We live in a rural area, but there are a few sketchy people around. My neighbors and I stay in touch all they time and let each other know when we will be out of town or anything of the sort. We look out for one another and each other’s property. The older neighbors will even call us at work if they see something odd around our house while we are at work.