Vacation Watch
Going out of Town? Call the Police Department before you leave and we’ll keep an eye on your home while you’re gone. Every year, dozens of Crestwood residents leave for vacation with a little greater feeling of comfort knowing that their properties will be checked on a daily basis. Officers will check the exterior of the property and initiate contact with your emergency designee should the need arise.
Neighborhood Watch™
  What is Neighborhood Watch™? A program involving the joint efforts of your police department and the residents of Crestwood designed to enhance neighborhood security, heighten the power of observation, and encourage a mutual assistance and concern among neighbors. In Crestwood, we have a very active Neighborhood Watch Program with each political Ward represented by a Chairperson who attends the monthly meeting of the Crestwood Police Advisory Board at the Government Center.NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

Resident Louis and Alane Antoine received the 2008 National Night Out Award
Resident Nancy Thomas and family received the 2008 National Night Out Award

Crestwood along with 9,800 other communities nationwide, participates in National Night Out. This is an annual event sponsored by Neighborhood Watch and the Crestwood Police Department; which is a crime prevention awareness program organized by the National Association of Town Watch

(”http://www.NATW.org” www.NATW.org. )

This night is designed to heighten crime awareness and strengthen neighborhood spirit. Neighborhoods through out

Crestwood organize block parties, ice cream socials, cookouts, and events for children. National Night Out is sponsored by Neighborhood Watch, who takes it one step further in Crestwood and issues the Lights On Against Crime challenge. Each year, one party is selected by Neighborhood Watch and Police Board members as the party that best represents the spirit of National Night Out. A plaque hangs in the Police Department lobby with the names of the winners from each year. Along with Neighborhood Watch and Police Board members, officers and staff of the Crestwood Police Department join in the neighborhood celebrations. McGruff the Crime Dog also makes special appearances on National Night Out.
  Is there a need for Neighborhood Watch in Crestwood?
What we have seen in recent years is a rapid change in our neighborhoods. We are an older, well-established community that is experiencing an internal growth of newer generation residents that are more mobile and by nature, seek greater privacy. That desire for greater privacy can lead to less communication among neighbors and tends to create a more vulnerable area for criminal behavior. Neighborhood Watch seeks to continue the great benefits we have as Crestwood residents, promote contact within neighborhoods, and lessen the opportunity for crime.		  
  What are the Goals of Neighborhood Watch?
The Main Objective of Neighborhood Watch is to reduce the incidence of Crime by: 1. Increasing citizen’s awareness of burglary and neighborhood crime through a continuing information program.2. Educating residents in the means of better property security and assisting them in making their property
more secure.3. Developing a neighborhood awareness program where neighbors help watch each
other’s property and report suspicious persons and activities to the Crestwood Police Department.
  Where can I get more information?The Crestwood Police Department has developed and informational brochure that you can get by clicking
on the link below.Other Informational Brochures for public distribution:
 Fraud Information Brochure                            NeighborhoodWatch Brochure ShopliftingInformation Brochure