Neighborhoods that conduct a meeting will have the KidZone signs installed in their area to remind drivers that child safety is important and that the residents have taken steps to ensure the safety of their children. In order for your neighborhood to maintain KidZone status, much like the Block Watch Program, the neighborhood must meet on an annual basis. . As part of the Block Watch Program, all citizens are encouraged to participate in Operation Identification. Operation ID involves the marking of your valuables with an identification number, such as a drivers license number, using a special engraving tool that can be borrowed from the Crime Prevention Unit. Through the display of the Block Watch Logos and the marking of your valuables, the burglars are warned that your property has been marked.
Marked property is difficult for the burglar to sell.
These personal identification numbers and serial numbers make it easier for police to trace the property back to the rightful owner. G.A.I.N. replaces National Night Out in Arizona. During G.A.I.N., which usually falls on the second Saturday in October, the Gilbert Police Department encourages all neighborhood leaders to have a Block Party to heighten crime awareness, generate support, and participation in local anti-crime efforts, strengthen neighborhood support and build community relations. The Crime Free Multi-Housing Program is designed to help owners and managers of rental properties keep drugs and other illegal activity off their property. The Crime Free Multi-Housing Program calls on police, property management and tenants to enter into a partnership to improve the health of the community and quality of life for the residents in the Town of Gilbert by reducing crime.