WHAT IS NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH ?
Neighbourhood Watch is a partnership where people come together to make their communities safer. It involves the Police, the Community Safety department of the local authority, the Parish Council, other voluntary organisations and, above all, individuals and families who want to make their neighbourhoods better places in which to live. It aims to help people protect themselves and their properties and to reduce the fear of crime by means of improved home security, greater vigilance, accurate reporting of suspicious incidents to the police and by fostering a community spirit.
Neighbourhood Watch aims
* to prevent crime by improving security, increasing vigilance, creating and maintaining a caring community and reducing opportunities for crime by increasing crime prevention awareness.
* to assist the police in detecting crime by promoting effective communication and the prompt reporting of suspicious and criminal activity.
* to reduce undue fear of crime by providing accurate information about risks and by promoting a sense of security and community spirit, particularly amongst the more vulnerable members of the community.
* to improve police/community liaison by providing effective communications through systems, such as co-ordination visits using the Mobile police van, and the weekly crime and anti-social behaviour reports, which Co-ordinators can disseminate to their scheme members, and by members informing the police of incidents when they occur.
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