Neighborhood Watch

The Neighborhood Safety Team manages the City & County of San Francisco’s Neighborhood Watch Program, also known as Block Safety Groups or NWGs. Neighborhood Watch Groups are all about neighbors working together to make their neighborhood safe. The Groups meet regularly and engage in a variety of safety-centric activities, such as creating neighborhood emergency preparedness plans, taking classes together, discussing or reporting local crime activity, and organizing days to clean up local parks, streets, or graffiti. Neighborhood Watch Groups designate block captains and block co-captains. As of this writing, there are 1,884 block captains in San Francisco. 

Want to start a Neighborhood Watch Group? Contact the Neighborhood Safety Team directly via email at [email protected].

Neighborhood Watch Signs

Neighborhood Safety Team - with a little help from our friends at DPW—can install Neighborhood Watch signs on individual blocks. The signs not only advertise your group but also act as a crime deterrent, informing would-be criminals that neighbors are watching out for one another. Groups can apply for Neighborhood Watch signs after completing the Neighborhood Safety Team official meeting process forming an active role in the Neighborhood Safety Team.

Please note that DPW will requirement payment for the purchase and installation of Neighborhood Watch Signs.