Select a Neighborhood Watch coordinator and block captains who are responsible for organizing meetings and relaying information to members. Work with the police or sheriff's office to put up highly visible Neighborhood Watch signs and decals. These alert criminals that community members will watch and report their activities, often, this is enough to discourage them. Work with the law enforcement agencies to organize citizen patrols, on foot or in vehicles, to monitor certain areas at assigned times and shifts. Lost children, stranded motorists, stray dogs, damaged street signs or traffic signals, or auto accidents are often discovered by citizen patrols.
Neighbors look for . . .
Screaming or shouting for help. Someone looking into windows of houses or parked cars. Property being taken out of houses or buildings where no one is at home, or the business is closed. Cars, vans, or trucks moving slowly with no lights or apparent destination. Anyone being forced into a vehicle.