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The North Miami Police Department’s Crime Prevention Unit supports the Citizens Crime Watch Program in Miami-Dade County. Community involvement has been the key factor in the success of this program.

What is Crime Watch and how does it work? Crime Watch is an extension of the Police Department within the community. Concerned citizens form a neighborhood crime watch group and become involved in keeping their neighborhood safe by acting as additional eyes and ears for the Police Department.

Crime Watch Groups are not difficult to organize. Once you have at least half of the residents in a neighborhood agreeing to participate, then the first meeting takes place. Contact the North Miami Police Department’s Crime Prevention Unit to have an officer assist in establishing a Neighborhood Watch Group.

Crime Watch participant’s duties include arranging for a home security survey, practicing operation ID and reporting all crimes and suspicious activity to the police. Never attempt to arrest an offender. Watch participants are also asked to financially contribute towards a Neighborhood Watch sign for your neighborhood and to place Neighborhood Watch decals on your home.

The numerous groups throughout the City that comprise the Citizens’ Crime Watch meet on a regular basis to discuss criminal activities and other area concerns. Citizens who participate in Crime Watch assist the Police Department by reporting suspicious activity. This partnership with the Police results in safer neighborhoods and a better quality of life.

In addition to coordinating existing Crime Watch groups and forming new ones, Marvin Weinstein, the Unit’s Crime Watch Coordinator, conducts personalized security surveys for residents and business owners to help make their homes and offices less attractive to criminals.

Call the North Miami Police Department’s Crime Prevention Unit at (305) 891-0294 extension 3200, to learn more about Neighborhood Watch.

Crime Stoppers
Crime Stoppers is a not-for-profit, community action program which allows citizens who see, hear or know of criminal activity in their neighborhoods to pass this information on to law enforcement. The telephone number for CRIME STOPPERS is (305) 471-8477.

When citizens call Crime Stoppers, they are guaranteed anonymity. Once a call is made, it is assigned a control number and the caller is instructed to check back with the office every 30 days to ascertain the status of the information given. If an arrest has been made, resulting in criminal charges filed, the caller is eligible for a monetary reward of up to $1,000.