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is cle~ly/l~lcated ~in the stat'istics~ 'The O~ly increase'reported Was <br /> in larceny. --This could possibly be explained by. the~fact that a cdn~entrated <br /> effort was mede to get'the Citizens oflthe cemmunit~ tO reportany u~UsuJl <br /> people circumstances Or vehidl~ ~{thin thei{'n~i~hborh0od. We also' a~k&d <br /> that they report any crimes n~ matter how minor. <br /> <br /> The patrol diPision was made aware of the high number ~f incidents in <br />the area. The patrolmen on each sh~ft made an extra effort to patrol the <br />area when possible. <br /> <br /> It is felt that taking into consideration the statistic and the time <br />that the Neighborhood Watch in th~ community Was formed, there is a clear <br />relationship in the effectiveness of the watch program and the dramatic <br />drop in crime in the community. <br /> <br /> In the last part of 1976 the ~abarrus Woods area was one of the problem <br />areas for the Sheriff's Department. After the Neighborhood Watch program <br />was formed as 'the statistics clearly indicate crime was not only stabilized <br />but showed a drop. <br /> <br /> <br />