Neighborhood alert is a way for residents to collaborate on community safety through user-friendly digital reporting and alert systems that work best in collaboration with home security systems. These tools serve varying types of communities, such as residential neighborhoods, gated communities, HOAs, apartment complexes, and business campuses. They provide residents with real-time security alerts and facilitate communication, collaboration, and deterrence of crime and other suspicious activity.
It’s important to know your neighbors and to develop a familiarity with their habits. By doing so, you’ll be able to recognize suspicious activity and report it quickly. Also, being familiar with the cars that frequently park in your driveway or street will help you identify visitors who may be unfamiliar with the area.
The Tulsa Police Department offers a variety of programs and presentations for neighborhood and community groups. To request a program, contact the Tulsa Police Department’s Community Engagement Unit.
Neighborhood alert is often based on raw crime data provided by local agencies and can be misleading. This is especially true when it’s based on 911 Calls for Service. It’s important to note that just because someone calls 911 doesn’t mean a crime has occurred. Using this type of data to blindly notify nearby residents about incidents is not an effective crime prevention strategy. That’s why it’s critical to use a system that takes into account other factors that provide context.
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