Citizens' Crime Watch Annual Report
October 1, 2006 - September 30, 2007
Helping to Improve the lives of thousands during 33 years of Service to the Community Neighborhood Watch Programs
- Established more than 623 new Neighborhood Watch groups and helped revitalize 315 old groups, reaching 47,343 residents, and distributed more than 82,672 pieces of crime prevention literature.
- Received more than 2,626 ‘’calls for service’’ requesting countywide CCW implementation and joint programs with other agencies, 215 statewide ‘’requests for Service’’ and 178 from across the country on how to implement Neighborhood Watch in multicultural (Hispanic and Haitian) communities. Received 117 requests for information thru our newly designed web site.
- Participated and organized 27 ‘National Night Out/Citizens’ Stand Against Crime’’ events bringing together over 15,000 people during the month of October.
- Coordinated 41 Senior Crime Prevention programs and 18 Business Crime Watch meetings.
- Participated in countywide events such as bicycle rodeos, safety fairs, health fairs, Miami-Dade Police Districts Open House, Halloween Safety Event, Stop the Violence Seminars, Florida Attorney General ‘’Preventing Crime in the Black Community,’’ County Commission Chairman Joe Martinez’s Hurricane Safety Event, Team Metro Pride Week, Safety Events with Team Metro Offices, reaching more than 45,000 residents.
- Established Neighborhood Watch training for law enforcement from Haiti. Organized training with the National Sheriffs Association - USA on Watch - Neighborhood Watch Toolkit for our local law enforcement partners. Participated with National Crime Prevention Council- Neighborhood Watch Summit helping to develop a criteria nationwide.
