Neighborhood Watch
What Is Neighborhood Watch?
Neighborhood Watch is a crime prevention program that enlists the active participation of the residents of Costa Mesa, in cooperation with the Costa Mesa Police Department. Its purpose is to teach the citizens of Costa Mesa simple crime prevention techniques and provide information concerning crime in their neighborhoods.
What Does It Involve?
- Familiarizing yourself with the activities of your neighborhood, such as which residents work during the day, and which residents and automobiles belong in a particular area
- Training to recognize and report suspicious activity in the neighborhood
- Implementing crime prevention techniques, such as home security and "Operation ID"
- Helping neighbors by keeping a watchful eye on each other's property
Stopping crime is everyone's business. If you want to reduce the odds of becoming a victim in your own home or neighborhood, talk to your neighbors about joining the Costa Mesa Police Department Neighborhood Watch Program.
How to Schedule a Neighborhood Watch Meeting
For more information or to schedule a meeting in your neighborhood, contact Kelly Vucinic at 714-754-4876 or kvucinic@ci.costa-mesa.ca.us.
How to Get a Neighborhood Watch Street Sign
To obtain a Neighborhood Watch sign on your street to help deter criminal acts, please complete the following steps:
Contact CMPD Crime Prevention Specialist Kelly Vucinic at 714-754-4876 or kvucinic@ci.costa-mesa.ca.us.
Host a Neighborhood Watch meeting on your street to introduce what Neighborhood Watch is and how to make the program work for your street.
To receive a Neighborhood Watch sign, at least one representative must attend from 80 percent of the street's households. If the first meeting fails to achieve this turnout, a second meeting can be held to reach the needed 80 percent.
Everyone who attends the meeting, regardless of the 80-percent turnout requirement, will receive Neighborhood Watch decals for their homes.
Host a Neighborhood Watch meeting on your street to introduce what Neighborhood Watch is and how to make the program work for your street.
To receive a Neighborhood Watch sign, at least one representative must attend from 80 percent of the street's households. If the first meeting fails to achieve this turnout, a second meeting can be held to reach the needed 80 percent.
Everyone who attends the meeting, regardless of the 80-percent turnout requirement, will receive Neighborhood Watch decals for their homes.
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