Neighborhood Watch Groups Credited for Drop in Las Vegas Crime
The LVMPD are reporting a substantial drop in murder, burglaries, and auto theft in Las Vegas. In addition, there’s been a five-to-six percent drop in robberies, larcenies and aggravated assaults.
Metro Deputy Chief Gary Schofield credits this decrease in crime in part to neighborhood watch groups and similar programs: "We feel that it's been a fantastic effort between us and the community working jointly in the last year or so just to bring crime rates down." He goes on to say that little precautions on everyone’s part make a big difference in the long run: "Something as simple as auto theft [in Las Vegas], that took a joint effort between us, the media, the auto insurance and the citizens out there implementing programs like ‘Stop - Lock Your Car Up.' Something really simple, but has a huge impact.”
These latest statistics come from police crime reports, which are then forwarded to the FBI.
