The Albemarle Police Department will assist you in organizing a Neighborhood Watch program within your neighborhood. This simple and easy program pays great rewards by keeping your neighborhood safer through teamwork among neighbors.

Neighborhood Watch program is NOT:

1. A vigilante force working outside the procedures of law enforcement.
2. A program for participants to take personal risks to prevent crime.
3. A 100 percent guarantee that crime will not occur in your neighborhood.

Successful Neighborhood Watch programs:

1. Have strong leadership.
2. Have strong community involvement.
3. Have clear and concise goals which are not always crime prevention.

Responsibilities of Neighborhood Watch members:

1. Chairperson – Liaison between the community and the police department.
2. Block Captains – Facilitates the flow of information between their neighbors and the Chairperson.
3. Residents – Actively observe their surroundings and notify their neighbors and Block Captain when they notice something suspicious.

Please fill out the form below to begin the process of starting a Neighborhood Watch program for your neighborhood.