Neighborhood Watch is a program involving the joint efforts of the police and the community, designed to enhance neighborhood security, heighten the community’s power of observation, and to encourage mutual assistance and concern among neighbors. Neighborhood Watch is not the formation of a neighborhood patrol group. The program is a cooperative effort among citizens and the Medford Police Department. It is important to note that program is not intended for civilians to stop criminal or suspicious activity. Simply see it, hear it or suspect it. . .REPORT IT TO THE POLICE!

The main objective of Neighborhood Watch is to reduce the incidence of crime by:

• Increasing citizen awareness.
• Encourage all citizens to cooperate with law enforcement agencies in reporting crime.
• Developing a neighborhood network to disseminate information.

A Neighborhood Watch Program:

• Creates a greater sense of security, well-being and reduction in fear of crime.
• Reduces the risk of being a crime victim and tells criminals that you are not an easy target, that they are probably being watched.
• Trains you to observe.
• Provides greater access to information on criminal activity.
• Addresses issues of mutual interest by getting together with your neighbors on a regular basis.

Medford Township Police Department/Public Safety Building
91 Union Street, Medford, NJ 08055
Dispatch - 654-7511
Citizen Tip Hotline - 714-0302