What a Difference Our Neighborhood Watch Has Made

Guest post sent from Jesse Wingate

A few months ago, several families in our neighborhood were the victims of home robberies. Within a week's time, 4 different homes were burglarized during broad daylight while the owners were gone to work. That is when we decided to put a neighborhood watch plan into action. We advertised this fact on local radio stations and also in the local newspaper. I also found out how to get free alarm in Georgia for my home. This is also something we let the public know about in hopes of preventing any potential robberies.

Those of us who work during the day don't have to worry about home break-ins because we know our neighbors are keeping watch by driving through our neighborhood frequently while we are at work. Those who work at night can also feel safe because we have a couple of different neighbors doing the same thing at night. We have a meeting each week to designate which neighbors will be performing these home checks each day of the week. We all try to take turns and share the responsibility. We also have local police authorities to patrol through our neighborhood at least once a day as well. It is such a relief to know we can now go out whenever we like and not have to worry about someone breaking into our homes.