SAFETY

Safety issues

"Throwing the Light on Crime"

Many of our street lights are being covered up by bushes and trees. Please trim them back so we can have maximum lighting on our streets.

As part of your Crime prevention effort or to help make your neighborhood safer, you should have adequate lighting. 

Lights are a deterrent to Crime. 

Effective lighting can: 
    Make it easier to see other people and vehicles.
    Eliminate dark hiding spots in areas used by residents & their guests.
    Discourage intruders from trying to go into private or restricted areas.
    Prevent Crime!!

Strong lights pointed in the right directions are a key part of reducing vandalism and graffiti. 

Destructive people like to see what they're doing, but they don't want others to see them. So, light up the areas other people can easily see, and don't light the areas that are hidden from public view.

A good way to examine your lighting is to think like a criminal.

Go thru your neighborhood at night and think of how you could break-in.  Are there other people around who may see a burglar attempting to break-in, and would they call the Sheriff's Office? You may be able to think of better lighting solutions by looking at the weaknesses of your existing system.

Do you check your street lights frequently at night to make sure they are still working properly? Do you report them? or just let the other guy do it?

Lighting may be the single, most cost-effective way to deter crime.