HARTIES COMMUNITY
CRIME WATCH
Vehicle Patrols
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Daytime Patrols
The risk of crime - contrary to what many would believe - is not limited to nighttime eposure opportunities. While the Hollywood illustration of the "cat burglar" coming only at night is easy to believe, more house robberies occur during daytime hours than late at night. It is when there is increaed vehicle and pedestrin activities and fewer people at home, that criminal often have the best opportunities.
For this reason, the CrimeWatch Patrols will not seize during daylight hours. Many security service providers opt for static unit (cars parked in different areas), waiting for alarm activations. While this is suited to their environment, we will opt for active patrols during daylight hours, focusing our efforts on private homes where there are no parties present or in areas where there is a reduced traffic volume as workers migrate to business districts.
Night-time Patrols
Nighttime patrols are not treated the same as daytime patrols. By focusing efforts more on poorly lit areas, shopping malls and small strip malls, free-standing businesses and areas where there is increased pedestrian traffic, we intend to deter crime where it thrives at night.
It is a well-known fact that crime patrols act as a deterrent to crime, but predictable patrol patterns assist criminals with their planning and execution. For this reason, we will be developing random patrol patterns that will enable us to focus our efforts on specific areas, while not neglecting any.
Obviously, well-secured estates, schools and churches attract less activity at night - these need to be monitors as well. Our models will react to crime patterns.
Crime-specific patrols
In any area, crime trends will dictate specific intelligence-, patrol-, reaction- and interaction models - we intend to exploit these influencing forces to better provide security and safety to our members. It is a known and expected fact that new syndicates might target specific area or targets. We will stay highly alert to this possibility and react accordingly.
If there is an increase in crime incidents or in suspect movement patterns, we will re-align our patrol protocols to address those areas more directly. Merely limiting activity to one area, one pattern or one patrol regime would do little to fight crime and increase safety for all.
We intend to develop patrol and reaction protocols in response to crime trends.