Global Neighbourhood Watch

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Global Neighbourhood Watch
31 household coverage
Australia
Over 8 million homes involved in Australasia's
and over 481,300 schemes.
Victoria Neighbourhood Watch fitting one way
screws on 5,000 vehicle registration plates
free September 2006
Neighbourhood Watch goes virtual
www.neighbourhoodwatch.com.au
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Global Neighbourhood Watch
Belgium
Ministry of Interior vets all applications
September 2006 340 schemes nationwide
Each new scheme must have a Protocol and agreed
by the local Mayor
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Global Neighbourhood Watch
Bangalore
Police driven and aimed at protecting the elderly
Say hullo to your neighbour today
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Global Neighbourhood Watch
Jamaica
Hear the Children Cry group
"serious meaningful and productive efforts need
to be made to educate the entire force that being
assigned to a neighbourhood watch group is not a
recreational activity but a critical component,
which will impact on crime prevention and
reduction."
Lucius Thomas, Police Commissioner
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Legal Vigilante Corps in rural areas
Global Neighbourhood Watch
Malaysia
Government led, police driven
There are 3,146 Rukun Tetangga watch groups
nationwide, though the number of active units is
patchy.
The Microsoft Foundation Campaign has made a
software and hardware peripheral donation worth
RM136,000 to the USJ18 e-Neighbourhood Watch
Project which has set up a Club House and IT
training facility for the community.
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Global Neighbourhood Watch
Moscow
Financial encouragement. 100 per
month for Block Watch Chair
Suspicious behaviour reported to any on of 12
public law and order points
TAGANSKIY AREA
Izvestiya Newspaper
. . interfering in the life of the individual
MOSCOW POLICE SIGN UP SHEET
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Global Neighbourhood Watch
Moscow
Izvestiya Newspaper
. . interfering in the life of the individual
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Global Neighbourhood Watch
New Zealand
Government funded and Police driven
Government commitment to resource and expand
community driven Neighbourhood Watch
Re-branding as Neighbourhood Support
Board game Police Alert based on NhW
www.ns.org.nz
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Global Neighbourhood Watch
Nigeria
Police driven and centred on Enugu Province
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Global Neighbourhood Watch
Singapore
Eat out with your neighbours
Night out together for a movie
Help by doing neighbourhood watch while they
are away
Organise a family outing with your
neighbours
Dont be afraid to be the first to greet new
neighbours
Show appreciation
Share food or a pot-luck party
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Global Neighbourhood Watch
93 household coverage
Singapore
Government funded and Police driven
SMS alert system set up in 1997
Pioneered Neighbourhood Watch Zones in 1998
Youth Ambassador programme 2006
Good Neighbour Day (GND) falls in November,
which also marks World Kindness Day.
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Global Neighbourhood Watch
South Africa
Standing together as neighbours
Neighbourhood Watch supplies the local police
station with a dedicated cell phone. Each
residents address is stored according to its
phone number.
When a SMS or text is sent by a resident, the
police know immediately where the problem is
situated.
It works at no cost to the Police !
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Global Neighbourhood Watch
South Africa
Standing together as neighbours
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Global Neighbourhood Watch
Spain
No Government funding and not much interest
No national network and limited police involvement
Web site in three languages
WWW.NHWINSPAIN.COM