Neighborhood Watch Websites Provided by Neighborhood Link

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Communication is the cornerstone of the Neighborhood Watch Program. Back in 1972 when the Neighborhood Watch program was launched, there was no public internet. Today however, a Neighborhood Link Website can help you create a successful Neighborhood Watch program in your neighborhood.

Neighborhood Watch is about more than fighting crime

Neighborhoods across the nation use Neighborhood Watch to prevent crime and build stronger relationships with law enforcement. Yet Neighborhood Watch is not just about crime prevention. It is about getting to know neighbors and enhancing the quality of life in the neighborhood. An important goal at neighborhood meetings is to learn more about each other so neighbors are available to help each other during difficult times. These days many Neighborhood Watch groups have begun using websites to help amplify and enhace their efforts. Neighborhood Link, which was established in 1998, hosts over 36,000 neighborhood websites across the country. Out of that 36,000, several hundred are Neighborhood Watch websites.

Essential elements in a Neighborhood Watch Program

Some of the essential steps involved in setting up and maintaining a successful Neighborhood Watch program involve:

  • Creating a map of streets and households covered in the program
  • Holding regular meetings
  • Communicating Crime activity to neighbors

Neighborhood Link Websites facilitate a Neighborhood Watch program

  • Every Neighborhood Link website provides free mapping tools that can be utilized to depict the coverage area of your Neighborhood Watch group.
  • Every Neighborhood Link website provides a calendar tool that will facilitate communicating the time and place of meetings.
  • Every Neighborhood Link website has its own Discussion forum where neighbors can discuss crime activity in the neighborhood.
  • Every Neighborhood Link website provides an area to post essential documents, newsletters and links that will help keep neighbors informed of any crime activity in the neighborhood.
  • Every Neighborhood Link website provides a separate area to list contacts and essential phone numbers.
  • Finally, Neighborhood Link websites are free and easy to use.

Neighborhood Link hosts hundreds of free Neighborhood Watch Sites

Below are some examples of Neighborhood Watch groups around the country using Neighborhood Link Websites:

Setup Your Free Neighborhood Watch Website on Neighborhood Link Today!

Go here to Activate a free Neighborhood Watch Website

For More Information on the Neighborhood Watch Program:

Source: USAOnWatch.org and National Crime Prevention Council and Neighborhood Link
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