1.   In the Croydon area, where neighbourhood watch schemes are strong, burglaries are down.

2.   There are neighbourhood watch schemes and informal baby-minding groups.

3.   Where there is sustained development of neighbourhood watch schemes, there is a sustained Decrease in the number of burglaries.

4.   A neighbourhood watch scheme has been established linking each home, where every door and gate is permanently locked against intruders.

5.   The Liberal Democrats want commnity crime prevention programmes and more neighbourhood watch schemes.

6.   Bardnersville residents, who already run neighbourhood watch schemes because of the insecurity, have called on the African peacekeeping force ECOMOG to deploy in the area.

7.   Delegates reviewed neighbourhood watch schemes in Britain, district control units in France, and security contracts in Belgium.

8.   Locals have become edgy after a surge in armed violence and have begun setting up their own neighbourhood watch schemes, although most are not thought to be armed.