Tampa Neighborhood Watch Association, Inc.

Basics of Neighborhood Watch

Jun 26, 2006

Any community resident can join -- young and old, single and married, renter and home owner.

A few concerned residents, a community organization, or a law enforcement agency can spearhead the effort to organize a Watch.

Members learn how to make their homes more secure, watch out for each other and the neighborhood, and report activities that raise their suspicions to the police or sheriff's office.

You can form a Watch group around any geographical unit: a block, apartment, park, business area, public housing complex, office, marina.

Watch groups are not vigilantes. They are extra eyes and ears for reporting crime and helping neighbors.

Neighborhood Watch helps build pride and serves as a springboard for efforts that address community concerns such as recreation for youth, child care, and affordable housing.

http://www.preventcrime.net/NeighborhoodWatch.htm