BlockWatch: Neighborhood Safety Checklist

How it helps

Use it for a focused task

This page helps families and community members systematically evaluate neighborhood safety. The checklist covers 5 key areas: street lighting, traffic patterns, emergency access, community spaces, and communication networks.

Each section has specific yes/no questions that feed into an overall safety score. Below the checklist, you will find improvement recommendations ranked by impact and difficulty.

The results section shows your score compared to neighborhood benchmarks and provides a printable report you can share with neighbors or local officials. Walk through each checklist section and answer yes or no to each question based on your neighborhood.

Good next steps

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• Start with the examples or presets if you are unsure what to enter for BlockWatch: Neighborhood Safety Checklist.
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