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Why have a neighborhood watch?

The Neighborhood Watch Program was established over 20 years ago under which residents organize to prevent crime in their neighborhood and to increase personal safety. The Lincoln Police Department and Lincoln residents are teaming together to make our community safer.

A neighborhood watch is a group of people working together to protect the neighborhood. It forges bonds among area residents, helps reduce burglaries and robberies, and improves relations between the Lincoln Police Department and the communities they serve. Residents agree to keep an eye out for suspicious people, reporting loiterers or those engaged in suspicious activities. Neighborhood Watches can also become involved in organizing community events related to crime and safety. This could be any variety of activities such as having a group meeting where you invite a police officer from the community to come in and talk about home security. It all depends on how active the people in your neighborhood want to be. Don't wait for somebody else to get things rolling, though. If you're willing to take the initiative, you'll probably find a lot of people interested in taking measures to keep their home and neighborhood safe. Why:

  • It works. Throughout the country, dramatic decreases in burglary and related offenses are reported by law enforcement professionals in communities with active Watch programs.
  • Today's transient society produces communities that are less personal. Many families have two working parents and children involved in many activities that keep them away from home. An empty house in a neighborhood where none of the neighbors know the owner is a prime target for burglary.
  • Neighborhood Watch also helps build pride and serves as a springboard for efforts that address other community concerns such as recreation for youth, child care, and affordable housing.


Ways a Neighborhood Watch Can Help:

Ways a Neighborhood Watch Can Help: A Neighborhood Watch can be a little like a Condo Board or other housing community forum in that you can use the meetings to deal with community issues such as abandoned cars, noisy neighbors, and neglected yards that devalue the neighborhood.

 

Stay Safe

In the Stay Safe section of our website, you can find a number of tips and ideas to do just that. Stay safe! We believe at the Lincoln Police Department that education is a key factor in crime prevention. In this section you can find ways to keep yourself, your children, you homes, and your businesses safe.

You can also take a look at crime statistics, recent activity, and crimes that have taken place in your neighborhood. Just go to the Special Services tab on the left and you can take advantage of the tools we've provided on our site.