neighborhood watch

American  

noun

1. a neighborhood surveillance program or group in which residents keep watch over one another's houses, patrol the streets, etc., in an attempt to prevent crime.

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Example Sentences

Maybe the neighborhood watch confronts you, demanding to know what you’re doing on their sidewalks.

From Salon

As with the fires, fundraisers and mutual aid societies and neighborhood watch groups have sprouted.

From Los Angeles Times

Shortly after, he co-starred in a crime thriller called “Neighborhood Watch,” and he traveled across the pond to London to star in “Heads of State” with Idris Elba, John Cena, and Priyanka Chopra, which is now streaming on Prime Video.

From Los Angeles Times

Some residents want to form a neighborhood watch, while others are taking quotes from private security companies to patrol the streets outside their multimillion-dollar homes.

From Los Angeles Times

Leader of the neighborhood watch.

From Los Angeles Times