GOOD NEIGHBOR PROGRAM
Being A Good Neighbor Is As Easy As 1-2-3
Customize your safety needs to your unique neighborhood!
1. Get to know your neighbors
- Sign up for pocketgov.org where you can view DPD's Virtual Neighborhood.
- Be aware of what's happening in your neighborhood and who is out of town.
- Bring in the newspaper and/or trashcan when your neighbor is out of town.
- Help your neighbor with deliveries.
- Help your neighbor shovel their sidewalk.
- Call your neighbor if you see their garage door or car door open.
- Watch for the safety of neighborhood children, the elderly, and those in need.
- Report suspicious activity to 9-1-1.
2. Spread the word
- Deliver the Good Neighbor brochure and meet your neighbors.
- Talk to neighbors about ways to help each other.
- Distribute brochures through your school, your book club, or at a game night!
- Collaborate with your Registered Neighborhood Organization or Homeowners Association.
3. Become a Block Liaison
- Collect and distribute contact information for the neighbors on your block.
- Coordinate a Neighborhood Watch meeting with the Denver Police Department.
- Plan a block party!
- Distribute emergency preparedness information.
- Work on a common concern or neighborhood project.
- Collaborate with the Council Office, neighborhood organizations, and the Denver Police Department.
- Provide a way to get information out to individuals in a quick, concise manner.
- Register your neighborhood officially and recevie updates from the city.
Good Neighbor Resources
Looking for a handout you received at a Neighborhood Watch or Good Neighbor meeting? Use the links below to access information that will help you be a Good Neighbor, keep your community safe, and engage with the Denver Police Department and the District 4 City Council office.
Neighborhood Watch & Crime Prevention Booklet (DPD)
DPD District 3 Map (DPD)
Officer Borquez's Safety Tips (download)
How to Start a Neighborhood Watch Program (download)
Neighborhood Tool Kits
Pups on Patrol Outline
For more information on the Good Neighbor program, contact 720-337-4444.
Pictured right, the Bible Park East Neighborhood Watch's introductory meeting.
