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Start aCrime Prevention
Wave!A Community Plan to Reduce Crime
Presenter: Wayne Gregori
www.LicenseLook.com
Desired Results
• Deter (discourage criminals)
• Catch criminals that persist
• Create greater connections among residents
To Deter or Prevent?
Deter: v.; to discourage from acting or proceeding;
Prevent: v.; to keep from occurring;
The Criminal Mind
What is the Great Human Obsession?
Reduce Risk!
Taking a Cue From Mother Nature
How do animals “deter” predators?
Getting BIG
How do We to Get BIG?
Getting Big with Crowd Sourcing
What is Crowd Sourcing?
The power of “the crowd” to create valuable information
that can solve complex problems.
Requires a System
Police Using Crowd Source
• Patrol Cars Scan License Numbers– Placing vehicle at an
exact location and an exact time
Now We Have a System!
A System that allows us to trackSuspicious Vehicles and Solicitors placing
them at a definite location and time.
The data is accessible and actionable by the local police.
Taking a Que From Nature
Getting BIG
What if we could do this?
Depends on Who’s Driving….
Start a Virtuous Cycle of Events
Start this in My Neighborhood?
• Notice the Yard Sign
• Go to Web Site
• Sign-up for Email
• Be reminded daily to participate
Your Neighbor Will:
How Do They Measure Up?
Nationally known allowing for easy neighborhood organizing?
Is a visible and easily seen message of deterrence?
Is a credible (and feared) deterrent to the criminal element?
Opportunity to easily expand deterrent foot print?
Ability to keep residents engaged in the crime fighting process?
Opportunity for organic expansion of deterrent foot print?
Ability to aid police in capturing criminals?
Helps build and strengthen community relationships?
Pursued by Technology – Public Data!
Community Content in Weekly Email to Residents and Police
Yard Signs – Email Sign-ups
Adjacent Neighborhoods
License Numbers Easily Accessed – Public Website
Recognition for Community Participation in Email / Website
Call Police or Enter License Number?
Both
Next Steps
• Find 2 or 3 neighbors and install LL signs in the front yard (sign up for email)
• Plan a Driveway Social.
• Use the LL website to create invitations
• Encourage your neighbors to sign-up
• Talk to your HOA about participating
• No HOA? Purchase 5 garden signs online and organize your block
Raising the Money
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Why So Disconnected?
Local Crime Prevention Officer
San Leandro Crime Prevention Officer Tim DeGrano (a 23 year veteran) says,
“...It's always a challenge to keep residents engaged in watching over their neighborhoods. Not only does LicenseLook present a great potential to deter crime but it will increase our chances of capturing those determined criminals thanks to the license data collected...”
Cheerful or Ominous?