Step 5 of 6

Neighborhood priorities summary

Write down the top three things your neighborhood wants to address.

Why this step exists

Priorities keep the work specific. “Be safer” cannot be acted on; “the three unlit cul-de-sacs on the north loop” can.

They also tell a program contact where existing cameras, doorbells, and lighting leave gaps worth closing first.

Criteria

• Three priorities, written by the organizers, in the neighborhood's own words.
• Each names a place or condition — lighting, entry points, common areas, package deliveries, parked vehicles, or visitor traffic.
• Each is something the neighborhood can influence itself.
• No claims about crime rates or outcomes are needed or expected.

What to prepare

• A short document with three numbered priorities and a sentence of context for each.
• Photos of the specific locations may be included, but are not required.
• Saved as a PDF, JPG, PNG, or WebP file up to 10 MB.

What an accepted submission looks like

A single page listing: (1) unlit sidewalk between Mill Court and the mail kiosk; (2) the rear pedestrian entrance, which no camera currently faces; (3) package theft reports at the townhome cluster, where few homes have doorbell cameras.

Common reasons a submission is returned

• Fewer than three priorities are listed.
• Priorities are general statements rather than specific places or conditions.
• The summary names individual residents or vehicles rather than conditions.

Participation is voluntary. Completing this step does not guarantee certification or any specific security outcome. Homeowners keep control of their own security devices and recordings; the program does not collect or redistribute resident video.