Library Category: Neighborhood Watch

This page provides a wide array of information about Neighborhood Watch in the NWACA area. If you’d like more specific information or if you would like to volunteer to be a Neighborhood Watch captain, please sign up with the form under the Get Involved tab.

Slides from the March 3, 2015 presentations on Crime Prevention

Checklists from speaker at March 3, 2015 Crime Prevention Panel

This presentation was given by Officer Darrell Grayson at the March 26, 2018 meeting about Neighborhood Watch. It contains many helpful ideas about keeping the neighborhood safe.

Austin Police Department quick reference for who to call about a variety of problems and situations.

Block Captain's user guide to NWACA Neighborhood Watch.

Simple handout on Neighborhood Watch to review at an initial neighborhood meeting

Use this to gather neighbors for a first meeting about Neighborhood Watch.

To welcome a new neighbor to the block that has a Neighborhood Watch.

Items to review that help prevent burglaries of homes

Common areas of weakness in home security

Things to consider before leaving your home on a vacation

For any neighbor to identify the five nearby neighbors.

Neighbor guide to participating in a Neighborhood Watch on a given block.

This template can be used (and changed as you see fit) to establish a contact list for all the neighbors in your Neighborhood Watch.

Neighborhood Watch ResourcesGeneral references for use by the Crime and Safety Committee.

How to handle unwelcome solicitors who come to the home