Here are my top 5 reasons you should participate in your Communitie's Block Watch:
1. Safety and Security: There is no feeling that you can experience that can quite compare to receiving a telephone call from your panicked teenager who has just walked into your burglarized home alone! I was lucky (well as lucky as anyone can be in this situation) that when my son returned home from his football game to find our back door kicked in that the burglars were long gone. If you search the internet right now there are stories nearly every day of children being home alone when a burglar rings the door bell. We teach our kids never to open the door for a stranger yet when burglars ring the bell and no one answers they take that as a green light to come on in and start helping themselves to your personal property. My child is 13 which is old enough to stay home for a few hours alone until I get home from work. He has never felt unsafe or uneasy in staying alone for short periods of time. I am sure many of you reading this article also have children that must at times be home alone for whatever reason. The second some low-life thug makes the decision to invade your home and vandalize and burglarize your personal sanctuary you will never be the same! Installing simple motion detectors and signs warning burglars of your home security is a great place to start to make your home a safer place to live. Discussing how to react in the face of imminent danger of a burglar with your children is another critical step in maintaining safety and security. The next logical step is to participate in your neighborhood Block Watch! Your level of participation is completely up to you! There are many essentials positions that need to be filled in a Block Watch group. The largest group is that of observers! BE AWARE! That is an easy job that we all can do! GET INVOLVED!!! MAKE YOUR COMMUNITY BETTER! If you would feel you would like a more crucial role I am sure the Block Watch organizer (in this instance that would be me:) would welcome and appreciate the help!
2. Lower the Crime Rate in your Neighborhood: There have been many studies in the United States and in the United Kingdom concerning the effectiveness of Community Block Watches. According to the Crime Prevention Research Review No. 3: Does Neighborhood Watch Reduce Crime, "Nearly all studies found that Neighborhood Watch areas were associated with lower levels of crime." You can read that full article by clicking here. Decreasing crime rates in our neighborhoods can have a rippling positive effect.
3. Lower Homeowner's Insurance Premiums: Lower crime rates are good for our sense of safety and security in our own homes but when crime rates go down so do our homeowner's insurance premiums. Who couldn't use more money in our pockets instead of allowing petty criminals not only steal things that we have worked hard for but in turn cause us to end up paying higher premiums on our homeowner's insurance!
4. Increase Property Value: Lower crime rates not only mean lower insurance premiums but by lowering crime we can increase our property values! Let's face it, who wants to live in a high-crime area?
5. Increase Your Family's Sense of Pride in Community: We do not live in the 1950s any more and I know I am guilty of not really knowing my neighbors and/or participating in community activities! What a great way to come together and get to know one another and keep each other's back safe! By participating in the Block Watch you will teach your children and your grand-children the value of getting involved and standing up for what is right!
I can not stress enough how important it is that we have every single community member involved to make our neighborhood a safer place to live! Won't you please join our cause today? For ways that you can help please email me at powellblockwatch@aol.com.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this article and have a great day!!!!
Safety, Home Security, Neighborhood Block Watch, Crime Updates for Powell, OH
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