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Long read but with some of the theft we’ve seen today, which saddens us.
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Long gone are the days where all the neighborhood kids played kick-the can in the middle of the street each summer night. Whether you blame it on paranoid parents or uninterested children, one thing is for certain: many neighborhoods today are lacking the close-knit feeling was prominent just ten or 20 years ago. Missing this feeling creates concerns for neighborhood safety overall. With this awesome group we have each other’s back!
Neighborhood safety is a team effort, but it starts with you. What can you do to make your neighborhood and even your home area and boat area a safer place? We have some simple tips here.
Know your neighbors.
This cannot be emphasized enough. Know whether they work during the day, whether they have children (and, if so, what they look like), and what their needs are. Do you live next to an elderly couple that stays home, but sometimes needs help? Or is there a teenage driver in the family? Are there small children you need to look out for? Knowing these things helps you be aware of who is in your neighborhood and what could be suspicious.
Have a way to reach your neighbors if they’re gone and something is amiss in the neighborhood. Feel free to contact them if you see any out-of-ordinary or suspicious behavior around their home or if you’re gone and would like them to check up on your house. You might even help develop a neighborhood calling tree.
Keep up your yard, and encourage your neighbors to do the same.
A neighborhood with mowed lawns, flowers, and freshly painted homes looks like it’s cared for, and this alone can help deter crime. A well-kept yard also provides fewer places for suspicious persons to take cover. If there is a certain open lot or abandoned home that is an eyesore, work together as a neighborhood to clean up weeds, plant trees, and do a bit of fixing up on the exterior.
Be extra cautious when you go out of town. Inform your neighbors to keep a look out.
Talk to your neighbors and arrange for someone to mow your lawn, shovel your walks, or pick up your mail and newspapers. Use timers on your lights, or find a security system that will allow you to turn lamps off and on remotely.
Close your windows and blinds at night.
A big screen TV is a less enticing steal if no one knows it’s there. A jet ski we would think would be hard to steal but we are living in a crazy time right now. Leaving your blinds open and lights on at night provides a free look into your house, its layout, and the habits of its occupants. And leaving windows open at night or when you’re gone is an invitation for an uninvited guest to come on in.
Always pull the key out of the ignition when you are done boating or jet skiing. If you have covers put them on, it may help stopping the criminals or give you time to hear or see them.
Improve the lighting on your street,
Or by the dock area or by the lake.
Streetlamps are not the only way to do this. Ask that each household turn on their porch lights & rear lights in the evenings and install motion-sensor lights in the backs or sides of the house so potential intruders don’t have the darkness to hide in.
Encourage outdoor activity.
Go on walks with your neighbor, work in your yard, and let your kids play with the neighbors down the street. Organizing a neighborhood cookout can encourage people to feel more comfortable spending time out in the neighborhood as well.
Know your local police department.
Express to them your desire to keep the neighborhood safe, and notify them of specific ways they can help. For example, if cars are often speeding through, ask them to patrol the streets. Request that they make a drive-through every night when possible. You might even work with the department to start a Neighborhood Watch program.
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August 20 at 11:18 AM ·
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