Those responsible for the Local Police and the Civil Guard in Xàbia met this morning with the voluntary association "neighborhood Watch"This association is formed by a large group of neighbors who collaborate in the surveillance of urbanizations.
This coordination meeting have also been the councilors of Public Safety, Pepa Gisbert, And responsible for relations with Urbanizaciones, Doris Courcelles.
Contacts between the security forces and neighborhood Watch They are key in improving crime prevention. The flow of information between the two is vital for this system to be effective as a reinforcement of surveillance in residential areas. Each complex has a coordinator who is in charge to warn police of any suspicious activity to register in the area. Also, to receive indications of the security forces when there is a situation that requires more alert.
In Xàbia, virtually the entire municipality is covered by groups of volunteer observers, mostly foreign residents in areas properly marked with a distinctive sign.
The Local Police of Xàbia periodically holds informative meetings with residents of the urbanizations to give advice that helps to improve security.
