neighborhood watch
noun
: an organization of neighbors who pay special attention to each other's houses in order to prevent crime
—often used before another noun
a neighborhood watch group/program
Examples of neighborhood watch in a Sentence
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Pumpkin uses two methods to perform his neighborhood watch.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Spence identified herself as being involved with the neighborhood watch, and accused seven armed men of selling drugs and holding a woman hostage inside the house.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
In a bid to avoid intercommunal violence, grassroots activists have launched dialogues and neighborhood watch groups.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Feb. 2025
One month into his new job as Miami Springs police chief, Matthew Castillo has stepped up traffic enforcement, relocated a police substation and launched a citywide neighborhood watch program.
—Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
The group that apprehended the suspect set up a neighborhood watch after the incident.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
But beyond community policing and neighborhood watch programs, Bernal also called for other holistic approaches to tackle the problems in the Sycamore corridor.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Last year, Mayor Eric Adams rolled out a plan to address retail theft, calling for policy changes, a dedicated task force and a neighborhood watch group.
—Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Bernal is also geared up to revive neighborhood watch programs, which had around 200 groups at one point, but the numbers have dwindled over the years with less than a dozen left.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Spence identified herself as being involved with the neighborhood watch, and accused seven armed men of selling drugs and holding a woman hostage inside the house.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
In a bid to avoid intercommunal violence, grassroots activists have launched dialogues and neighborhood watch groups.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Feb. 2025
One month into his new job as Miami Springs police chief, Matthew Castillo has stepped up traffic enforcement, relocated a police substation and launched a citywide neighborhood watch program.
—Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
The group that apprehended the suspect set up a neighborhood watch after the incident.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
But beyond community policing and neighborhood watch programs, Bernal also called for other holistic approaches to tackle the problems in the Sycamore corridor.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Last year, Mayor Eric Adams rolled out a plan to address retail theft, calling for policy changes, a dedicated task force and a neighborhood watch group.
—Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Bernal is also geared up to revive neighborhood watch programs, which had around 200 groups at one point, but the numbers have dwindled over the years with less than a dozen left.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Neighborhood watch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neighborhood%20watch. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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