There are plenty of things that might keep you up at night, finances, work, stress, family, but, in America, fear shouldn’t be one of them, especially in your own home. Yes, statistically, you’re far less likely to get burglarized if your home has a security system, but the truth is that it takes more than a security system and a baseball bat under the bed to build an environment you and your family feel truly safe.
Neighborhood crime watch sign at residential district Georgia, USA.
Building a safe community starts with the strengthening of relationships between neighbors that share the common goal of making your neighborhood a safer place to live. One of the easiest ways to get involved and build those neighborly relationships is with a Neighborhood Watch Program.
Finding Your St. Louis Neighborhood Watch
With 79 neighborhoods and 40 registered neighborhood watch programs, it can be a challenge to figure out which St. Louis watch program protects your neighborhood. Besides asking a few neighbors in the area, a quick search on the National Neighborhood Watch website is an easy way to find out if there is a watch program in your St. Louis community.
List of Neighborhood Watch Programs in St. Louis
Neighborhood watch programs are not required to register through the National Neighborhood Watch organization, so there are still many other neighborhood watch organizations throughout the St. Louis area that you won’t find listed on the website. The list of watch programs in St. Louis is fairly extensive, so we’ve loaded all the registered neighborhood watch programs within 10 miles of St. Louis into this PDF: Neighborhood Watch Programs In St. Louis. If you’re aware of any St. Louis neighborhood watch programs not listed here or are aware of any that have ceased operations, please tell us more in the comments below.
Staring a St. Louis Neighborhood Watch Program
If things seem to be getting out of hand in your community with break-ins, robberies and suspicious activity, it may be time to consider starting a neighborhood watch in your St. Louis community. You can learn more about starting a neighborhood watch program on the National Neighborhood Watch website. We are big supporters of getting the entire neighborhood involved in protecting homes and keeping children safe, but we also like to stress that installing a home security system is the single most effective way to prevent your own home from being burglarized.
Contact us if you’d like to learn more about how to protect your homes and keep your family safe from intrusion, fire or other dangers.
