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National Neighborhood Watch Program (formerly known as USAonWatch.org) is a
neighborhood watch A neighborhood watch or neighbourhood watch (see spelling differences), also called a crime watch or neighbourhood crime watch, is an organized group of civilians devoted to crime and vandalism prevention within a neighborhood. The aim of neig ...
program run under
Citizen Corps Citizen Corps is a program under the Department of Homeland Security that provides training for the population of the United States to assist in the recovery after a disaster or terrorist attack. Each local Citizen Corps Council partners with orga ...
that focuses on residential areas through citizen involvement. Originally developed in the late 1960s, the
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(NSA) officially created the National Neighborhood Watch Program in 1972 to assist citizens and law enforcement. In 2002, the
National Sheriffs' Association The National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) is a U.S. trade association. Its stated purpose is to raise the level of professionalism among U.S. Sheriff#United States, sheriffs, their deputies and others in the fields of criminal justice and public ...
in cooperation with USA Freedom Corps, Citizen Corps and the U.S. Department of Justice launched USAonWatch, now renamed National Neighborhood Watch to expand the National Neighborhood Watch initiative beyond its original crime prevention role to assisting and preparing neighborhoods for disasters and with emergency response. National Neighborhood Watch currently receives funding from the
National Sheriffs' Association The National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) is a U.S. trade association. Its stated purpose is to raise the level of professionalism among U.S. Sheriff#United States, sheriffs, their deputies and others in the fields of criminal justice and public ...
, the
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, the
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, and the
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Citizen Corps Citizen Corps is a program under the Department of Homeland Security that provides training for the population of the United States to assist in the recovery after a disaster or terrorist attack. Each local Citizen Corps Council partners with orga ...
* Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) *
Medical Reserve Corps The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a network in the U.S. of community-based units initiated and established by local organizations aimed to meet the public health needs of their communities. It is sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary ...
(MRC) *
National Night Out National Night Out is a community-police awareness-raising event in the United States, held the first Tuesday of August (Texas celebrates on the first Tuesday in October). History The event has been held annually since 1984, and is sponsored by th ...
- National Association of Town Watch (NNO), (NATW) * Neighborhood Watch Programs United States *
Project Safe Neighborhoods Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is a national initiative by the United States Department of Justice with the help of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to reduce gun violence in the United States. The project's aim is to ...
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Senkom Mitra Polri The Indonesian National Police Partners Communication Center (''Sentra Komunikasi Mitra Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia'', abbreviated and commonly known as Senkom Mitra Polri) are neighborhood watch groups in Indonesia that inform and ass ...
(Indonesia) *
Volunteers in Police Service The Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) is a volunteer program that provides volunteer assistance to local police. The program is managed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police in partnership with the White House Office of the USA Fr ...
(VIPS)


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National Neighborhood Watch - A Division of the National Sheriffs' AssociationCrime Prevention on National Sheriffs' Association
{{Citizen Corps partners Neighborhood watch organizations