Neighborhood Watch is one of the oldest and best-known crime prevention concepts in North America.
In the late 1960s, an increase in crime heightened the need for a crime prevention initiative focused
on residential areas and involving local citizens. The National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) responded,
creating the National Neighborhood Watch Program in 1972 to assist citizens and law enforcement.
Neigborhood Watch was inplemented in the City of Galax in 2003. Ten Watch groups have been formed in the following
neighborhoods:
- Country Club Lane area
- Calloway St. area
- Fries Rd. area
- Glendale Trailer Park
- the Downtown area
- Streets surrounding Galax High and Elementary Schools
- Northway Apartments
- Givens St. area
The Galax Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit are responsible for training and oversight of each watch group.
Neighborhood Watch is part of the City's Certified Crime Prevention Program Initiative. We require each watch group to
meet as least once a quarter and we encougarge them to meet once a month. Groups are trained in
- Neighborhood Watch Concept
- How To Be A Leader
- Home Security
- Personal Security
- What is Suspicious
- How To Call It In
Please contact the crime prevention unit at 276-236-8101 or by Email
if you are interested in forming a neighborhood watch group in your community or for more information.
