Neighborhood Watch

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

WHPD GUIDELINES

	Neighborhood Watches will be evaluated each year on January 1st and July 1st to determine their level of participation.
	Neighborhood Watch signs will be removed if not in accordance with Level Two.
	Old Neighborhood Watch signs (Crime Watch with binoculars) will be taken down. New Neighborhood Watch signs will be implemented if community decides to activate Level Two Program.

Level One

	Two (2) Neighborhood Watch meetings to get started.
	Second meeting is scheduled with in a month after the first meeting.
	At least a 30% neighborhood participation ratio at all meetings and functions.
	A two hour Neighborhood Crime Watch Program presentation for initial meeting.
	Operation ID (photos & inventory list only) will need to be completed before second meeting.
	Tour of the Winter Haven Police Department.
	Upon establishment of the program, the community organizes a get-together of the neighborhood once a year. There needs to be a 30% community participation in attendance with a sign-in sheet to be forwarded to the Crime Prevention Specialist by January 1st.

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SIGNS WILL NOT BE INSTALLED

Level Two

	Two (2) Neighborhood Watch meetings to get started.
	Second meeting is scheduled with in a month after the first meeting.
	At least a 30% neighborhood participation ratio at all meetings and functions.
	A two hour Neighborhood Crime Watch Program presentation for initial meeting.
	A "Key-Person" (or Coordinator) needs to be designated by the end of first meeting.
	Block Captains need to be in place before second meeting. Operation ID (photos & inventory list only) will need to be completed before second meeting.
	Tour of the Winter Haven Police Department
	Two (2) Neighborhood Watch signs installed.
	Newspaper photo of Neighborhood Watch community with McGruff.
	Upon establishment of the program, the community organizes a get-together of the neighborhood at least once every six months. One of those meetings must be a block party. There needs to be a 30% community participation in attendance with a sign-in sheet to be forwarded to the Crime Prevention Specialist by June 1st and January 1st.

Click here for Coordinator and Block Captain Duties

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SIGNS ARE FREE BUT MUST BE EARNED

The Winter Haven Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit has a new Neighborhood Watch sign for neighborhoods that would like to replace their old yellow Crime Watch sign for a new Neighborhood Watch sign. Below is the old sign and the new one:

OLD

NEW

For information on how to replace your sign, please contact the Winter Haven Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit at 863.291.5704.

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH INFORMATION
		Checklist for starting a Neighborhood Program (PDF:170KB) (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view)
		Starting a Neighborhood Watch
		Neighborhood Watch Guidelines
		Neighborhood Watch Coordinator and Block Captain Duties