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Is your neighborhood 'Walkable'?
How Walkable is Your Neighborhood?
The internet is filled with fun little tools - and here's one to help you decipher how "walkable" your neighborhood is. All you do is enter your address, and Walk Score takes into account the number of grocery stores, schools, restaurants, coffee shops, libraries, parks, and more within walking distance of your home.
Benefits of Neighborhood
Watch
Reduces fear of crime
Deters criminal activity
Stimulates neighborhood awareness by people
watching out for each other
Reduces the risk of becoming a crime victim
Builds a sense of “community”
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Neighborhood Watch
 Neighborhood Watch is one of the most
effective ways to prevent and reduce crime,
address home and personal security, and reduce
fear and isolation. Neighborhood Watch
encourages neighbors to know each other and
watch out for each other. A good neighbor is a
highly effective crime prevention tool. Watch
groups create a sense of community and pride by
becoming unified in their desire to have a safe
and healthy neighborhood.
For more information contact:
Charlene Miller,
Director of our Neighborhood Watch Program at
the Boise Police Department.
(208) 577-3851 cmiller@cityofboise.org
Coming Events in your Neighborhood...
It's America's
Night Out Against Crime! Join us! The first Tuesday in August!
27th Annual
National Night Out
A unique crime/drug prevention
event sponsored by the National Association of
Town Watch (NATW). We cordially invite you and
your community to be a part of our NIGHT OUT
2010 team.
Last year's National Night Out
campaign involved citizens, law enforcement
agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood
organizations and local officials from over
10,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S.
territories, Canadian cities and military bases
worldwide. In all, over 35 million people
participated in National Night Out.
October is Crime Prevention Month
Kick Off Crime
Prevention Month With An Event In Your Community! |
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