Friday, June 01, 2007

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News - StatesmanJournal.com: "Neighborhood Watch homes

3 percent of such crimes occur in the areas, police say

DENNIS THOMPSON
Statesman Journal

June 1, 2007

An analysis of residential burglaries in 2006 shows that Salem's Neighborhood Watch program is effective in deterring break-ins, police said.

Last year, 3 percent of residential burglaries -- 23 of 701 incidents -- occurred in homes participating in Neighborhood Watch, said �ngela Mar�a Hedrick, a program coordinator with the Salem police Crime Prevention Unit.

Julia Allison, a volunteer Neighborhood Watch coordinator for the Faye Wright area, said that when burglars know homeowners are organized and watching for each other, they steer clear."

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