It's more than a sign...

Community Watch is neighbors looking out for each other.

We all have busy lives. Between soccer and football and dance and gymnastics: between school and work and church and grocery shopping: between the doctor and the dentist, tweeting, facebook, barnes & nobles, Judge Judy and Modern Family, who has time to be the neighborhood watch block captain?

A community watch doesn't have to be a complicated thing.

Get to know your next-door neighbors.  Get to know the neighbors across the street.  Watch out for them, and let them watch out for you.  Those are the basic practices of Community Watch, and that is really all it takes to have an effective community watch program for your neighborhood.

You and your neighbors are the people who know what is happening on your street and in your neighborhood.  By cooperating with each other, you can fight crime and make our community safer.



Community Watch is more than just a sign



By watching out for each other and by calling the police whenever you see something that doesn't seem right, you can reduce the criminal's opportunity to commit crimes.

The Greenville Police Department wants to help you.  We offer home security surveys designed to help you make your community a tougher target for thieves.  We will come to your house and check your home while you are away.   We will help you meet and greet your neighbors and get your Community Watch started.

Remember, criminals will go to places where people don't pay attention to them.  Like cockroaches, they will scatter and run when the light shines on them.

Call the Greenville Police Department at 252-329-4372 for help getting your Community Watch started.