Their goal is to help provide a safe downtown through Community Oriented Policing. Neighborhood Watch Neighborhood Watch is one of the best crime prevention programs that property owners can do for themselves. It is essentially neighbors working together with their police department to protect their property and family. To start a Neighborhood Watch group you should contact your immediate neighbors to determine if there is any interest. You or a neighbor need to be willing to provide a place to meet.
Meetings are generally on a front lawn, a back yard, or inside the home.
Contact our Neighborhood Watch coordinator, Community Services Officer Trish Beckman at 895-4642. She will make arrangements to be at your meeting to conduct a presentation. At the meeting we will discuss problems in your neighborhood and develop strategies to mitigate your concerns. The City of Chico will also place Neighborhood Watch signs in various locations within the participating area of your neighborhood. This service is free of charge.