CRIME WATCH PATROLS

Crime Watch Patrols are an extension of the Neighborhood Crime Watch Programs.

When a particular geographical area becomes involved in Crime Watch, the Crime Prevention Unit can designate a Crime Watch Patrol Area. A coordinator is established and area residents are then sought for patrol members. The patrol members then attend a mandatory 6 hour Crime Watch Patrol School. Upon successful completion of the patrol school, area residents then volunteer their time and vehicles to patrol their neighborhoods and report all suspicious activities to the Police Department.

The City of Richardson supplies patrol members with Crime Watch Patrol Jackets and T-Shirts. Magnetic vehicle Crime Watch Patrol signs are also supplied to increase the visibility of the patrol.

In the Richardson Heights neighborhood, we initially saw an 83% decrease in residential burglaries. The Richardson Heights residents have been active since 1992. Patrols are also active in the Canyon Creek, Cottonwood Heights, Duck Creek, Glenville Park, Greenwood Hills, Heights Park, Highland Terrace, North College Park, J J Pearce, Reservation, Richland Park, Sherrill Park-Foxboro-Fairways, Springridge, University Estates North and Yale Park neighborhoods.

For more information on Crime Watch Patrol Groups contact the Crime Prevention Unit at (972) 744-4955. 
   Click here to download a Crime Watch Patrol Brochure and Application.