How much do you think getting to know your neighbors will prevent local victimization? How much safer will it make your neighborhood? I think a lot.
Probably due mostly to our fast-paced culture, nowadays people keep mostly to themselves. We spend our time rotting lonely in front of TV screens rather than chatting with our neighbors.
I think if the people in a neighborhood get to know each other better, they will be more able and willing to protect each other. For example, you’ll know and care more if something unusual happens at your neighbor’s house if you know your neighbor.
When people do not know each other well and do not communicate much, it become very hard to spot trouble.
What do you you think?
Friday, October 19th 2007 at 10:08 am
Even if they do spot trouble, they aren’t likely to get involved. I don’t know any of my neighbours, not even to see so I doubt I would get involved in any trouble that was going on. There is a lot of crime in our area, our car gets broken into very frequently but nobody cares and that kind of apathy spreads.