SIGN BLITZ SUCCESS!
Our April Sign Blitz was a huge success! Thank you all for participating! It accomplished our 4 goals of
1. Creating awareness of our newly founded Crime Watch group in our neighborhood
2. Bringing our neighborhood together for a common goal
3. Establishing credibility with our police department
4. Deterring Crime and setting our first boundaries to let criminals know we've had enough!
Creating Awareness and bringing our community together:
Over 100 signs were displayed in the yards of our neighborhood drawing much attention among neighbors, other communities, the city, and media. They were sold out and displayed within a few days causing quite a shock factor. Many new neighbors became aware of our watch through this blast of signage that haven't heard about us otherwise. Many of those inquired about participating in our next sign blitz and were excited that they weren't alone in feeling an urgency to take our neighborhood back from impending criminal behavior.
Establishing credibility with our police department:
Many reported that our municipal dispatch and neighborhood police officers were rude and non-responsive when calling to report crime and suspicious behavior. The 100+ sign blitz helped make our police officers feel like they weren't alone in fighting crime. They felt a renewed sense of pride in our neighborhood knowing we were helping them by reporting the details. They escorted us on nightly walks of over 50 people at times, set up a prostitution sting to rid this problem in the industrial area, and have since blasted down the doors of many suspected drug homes. Dispatch has been very responsive and more professional.
Deterring Crime and Setting our boundaries:
The crime statistics showed a dramatic decrease in the month of the sign blitz and the 2 months following.
1. Creating awareness of our newly founded Crime Watch group in our neighborhood
2. Bringing our neighborhood together for a common goal
3. Establishing credibility with our police department
4. Deterring Crime and setting our first boundaries to let criminals know we've had enough!
Creating Awareness and bringing our community together:
Over 100 signs were displayed in the yards of our neighborhood drawing much attention among neighbors, other communities, the city, and media. They were sold out and displayed within a few days causing quite a shock factor. Many new neighbors became aware of our watch through this blast of signage that haven't heard about us otherwise. Many of those inquired about participating in our next sign blitz and were excited that they weren't alone in feeling an urgency to take our neighborhood back from impending criminal behavior.
Establishing credibility with our police department:
Many reported that our municipal dispatch and neighborhood police officers were rude and non-responsive when calling to report crime and suspicious behavior. The 100+ sign blitz helped make our police officers feel like they weren't alone in fighting crime. They felt a renewed sense of pride in our neighborhood knowing we were helping them by reporting the details. They escorted us on nightly walks of over 50 people at times, set up a prostitution sting to rid this problem in the industrial area, and have since blasted down the doors of many suspected drug homes. Dispatch has been very responsive and more professional.
Deterring Crime and Setting our boundaries:
The crime statistics showed a dramatic decrease in the month of the sign blitz and the 2 months following.