Patrol 117 Neighborhood

Watch
A Crime Prevention Program Initiated
by the Foundation for Crime
Prevention (FCP)
 Foundation for Crime Prevention
(FCP)

• A non-profit NGO organized by

the business community in 1996,
• Private sector Partner of DILG for
Patrol 117
 Streetwatch
• Streetwatch - a project of FCP supported
by Philippine Seven Corp and the Bankers
Association of the Philippines (BAP).
• Piloted in 2 Streets with a high rate of
incidence in Metro Manila. Managed by a
social worker – a nun.
• Resulted in a marked decrease in crime
rate.
Patrol 117 Neighborhood Watch
• Revival of Streetwatch patterned after U.S.
Neighborhood Watch program.
• To be piloted in Pasay City
• Supported by the business community,
BSP, JCI, KBP
 The Program
• Designed to get the community engaged
in crime prevention
• Encourages neighbors to help each other
and cooperate in law enforcement
• Educates members of the community and
facilitates their unity in preventing crime
and related problems in the neighborhood
 Strategy
Remove the opportunity to commit
crime
• Create awareness on crime situation
• Teach communities how to prevent crime
• Organize (know your neighbors)
Corporations adopt Neighborhood Watch
Units as their CSR project
 Activities
• Meet and greet – organize the street and
designate your leader
• Know your neighbor, prepare directories
• Meet with local police and be aware of crime
situation
• Be on the look out for strangers/suspicious
persons
• In case of emergency, dial 117
• Do follow up activities (good citizenship, disaster
preparedness, care for environment,etc.)
 Out-Smart Crime!
You can fight crime by making sure that it is much
harder for crime to be committed.

More often than not, crimes occur because we

open ourselves and our families to criminal
opportunities. Protecting yourself, your family
and your home is a matter of responsibility that
cannot be taken by anyone else. You can make
the difference.
THANK YOU AND GOOD DAY!