It involves neighbors being educated in crime reporting and suspect identification techniques. Finally, it involves neighbors using crime prevention strategies as tools to reduce crime in their communities. The community has the primary responsibility for fighting crime. The most effective approach to fighting crime is a proactive one, i.e., stopping it before it occurs. Remember, you and your neighbors are the ones who really know what is going on in your community and there can t be an LAPD officer on every corner.
Resident involvement is essential to combat crime.
The LAPD will assist in starting a program in your neighborhood. An LAPD representative will be available for your first meeting to assist with the initial organization of the Neighborhood Watch Program and discuss crime concerns specific to your neighborhood or community. Contact your LAPD community police station to get started. Talk to your neighbors. Arrange a date, time and place for the first meeting.