Take a Stand Against Crime in Abington Township Join One of Our Neighborhood Watch Programs!
Neighborhood Watch, Block Watch and Dog Walk & Watch are some of the most effective and least costly ways to prevent and reduce crime. Watch programs fight the isolation that crime both creates and feeds upon and forges bonds among residents, helps reduce crime and criminal mischief, and improves relations between our Abington Township Police Officers and the community they serve.
Why Get Involved:
- It works. Throughout the country, dramatic decreases in burglary and related crimes are reported by law enforcement professionals in communities with active Watch Programs.
- Today’s transient communities are less personal. Many families have two working parents and children involved in many activities that keep them away from home. An empty house in a neighborhood where none of the neighbors know each other is a prime target for crime.
Neighborhood Watch Program:
- Is an organized group of volunteers who meet regularly and preform scheduled patrols in and around their own neighborhood.
- Members are encouraged to establish two person patrols to observe and report suspected crime, quality of life and public safety related issues to the Abington Township Police Department via the 9-1-1 call center.
- Neighborhood Watch Areas presently include Abington, Glenside, Huntingdon Valley, McKinley and Roslyn.
Block Watch Program:
- Does not require volunteer patrols, but consists of individual neighbors who engage with many of their fellow neighbors to improve communication and observe activities in their neighborhood.
- Individuals are encouraged to observe and report suspected crime, quality of life and public safety related issues to the Abington Township Police Department via the 9-1-1 call center.
- Block Watch Areas presently include Twin Oaks Condominiums and Valley Glen Condominiums.
Dog Walk & Watch Program:
- You have a dog, you are most likely walking in your neighborhood at various times of the day and evening, and in all weather conditions which offers a perfect opportunity to observe and report suspicious or unusual activities in your neighborhoods.
- Becoming a Dog Walk & Watcher requires no organized commitment other than to look, see and say something! Our goal is to let criminals know that dog walkers report suspicious activities in their neighborhood.
Interested in joining or starting a neighborhood watch program in your neighborhood? Contact Andrew Gibbs at 267-536-1097 or agibbs@abingtonpa.gov today!
