Form a Neighborhood Watch

North Coventry Town Watch along with the North Coventry Township Police Department can help your neighborhood establish a Neighborhood Watch program.

Through NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH Programs, determined citizens are decreasing their chances of becoming victims.  Alert program participants in communities across the country are making things hard for potential criminals by:

• Arranging for home security inspections by crime prevention officers to identify security vulnerabilities;
• Upgrading locks, security hardware, and lighting; and installing alarms when security inspections show particular hazard;
• Training family members to keep valuables secure and to lock doors and windows when leaving home; it is a good practice to keep doors lock when anyone is at home or not;
• Asking neighbors to watch for suspicious activity when the house is vacant;
• Marking valuable property with an identifying number (Operation I.D.) to discourage theft and help law enforcement agencies identify and return lost or stolen property;
• Encouraging home builders to use effective door and window locks and to provide outside lighting for all new home and apartment construction;
• Organizing block parent and block WATCH groups to assist children, the elderly, and other especially vulnerable persons if they appear to be distressed, in danger, or lost;
• Meeting in neighborhood groups with trained crime prevention officers to discuss needs and crime prevention strategies;
• Developing neighborhood “fan” or telephone tree systems for quickly alerting each other about criminal activity in the area;
• Encouraging the development of signals for use in adjacent residences when someone needs help;
• Arranging for ongoing programs where crime prevention experts can present home and neighborhood security tips at regularly scheduled meetings.
• Obtaining and studying informative materials from the National Sheriffs’ Association, the National Crime Prevention Council and local agencies;
• Identifying the area’s participation with decals and metal road signs warning, “NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH – our neighbors are watching to report suspicious activity to our law enforcement agency.”

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Below is information on how you can establish your own Neighborhood Watch program. For additional information or questions about the program please contact us at townwatch@northcoventry.us

Information and materials proved by USAonWatch.org

Neighborhood Watch: Publications

Forming a Neighborhood Watch group is the first step for every community mobilizing against crime. National Sheriffs' Association's Neighborhood Watch Implementation Manual provides you with information on how to start a Watch group and suggest activities for your group to participate in once it is up and running.

Neighborhood Watch Implementation Manual (PDF)

Along with acting as the "eyes and ears" of local law enforcement, Neighborhood Watch also encourages citizens to take steps to make their own homes and property less vulnerable to the threat of break-ins and vandalism. The following Neighborhood Watch resource materials discuss steps you can take to help secure your home or business, and your valuables:

Home Security Inspection Checklist

Home Security Booklet

Personal Property Identification Record

Rural Crime Brochure

Vacation Checklist Brochure

Neighborhood watch FAQs