What is Neighborhood Watch?

The National Neighborhood Watch is a program sponsored by the National Sheriff's Association and supported by local law enforcement agencies to reduce crime and to make America's neighborhoods safer.

What is the purpose of Neighborhood Watch?

The purpose of Neighborhood Watch is to make you aware of the steps you can take to make your home more secure against crime, to show you how you and your neighbors can help each other protect your entire neighborhood, and to make law enforcement agencies more effective in the fight against crime through your involvement and participation.

The Program

A Neighborhood Watch project is the logical first step for any community organizing against crime. It requires minimal effort and gets people talking to and caring about one another. It can be the catalyst for efforts such as safe homes, citizen patrols, emergency preparedness, and similar programs.

Law enforcement officers cannot significantly impact crimes of opportunity, such as residential burglary and vandalism, without help from the citizens. By taking steps to protect their persons, homes, and property, watching over that of their neighbors and reporting suspicious and criminal activity, citizens can help their law enforcement agencies effectively reduce neighborhood crimes. This is what Neighborhood Watch is all about.

Several neighborhoods have established watch groups within the town. To see if your neighborhood currently has an organized group, please see our My Neighborhood section.

For information on starting a Neighborhood Watch group in your area, please contact Community Relations Officer Timothy Sisk at (540) 829-5517.

***UPDATE***

The Combined Neighborhood Watch meeting will be scheduled for December 22, 2011 at 7 P.M. at the Culpeper Police Department.