What you can do: Home Security Review – Free and Valuable (just do it)

This is the fourth in a series of posts on what neighbors can do to help reduce and prevent crime in our neighborhood.

At all of her block watch and crime prevention meetings Diane Horswill of North Precinct offers to meet individually with community members at their homes to advise them on specific measures they do to improve the safety and security of their homes.

After the December 2008 Pinehurst Residential Burglary Report came out and I shared it with my husband, we contacted Diane to learn more about what we can do to improve our home security.

Diane generously met at our house and gave a number of specific suggestions (ideas ranging from trimming trees and bushes to installing new doors) that we have been working through. We are very grateful for Diane’s suggestions.

Diane’s role at the Seattle Police Department is to work with community members to help educate them in crime prevention. A key way that Diane works with neighborhoods is in helping neighbors to organize block watch groups.

You can reach Diane at: diane.horswill@seattle.gov or at (206) 684-7711.