Lighting Safety Tips

These are some great tips/reminders from the West Valley City Neighborhood Services department!

Lighting can be one of the greatest deterrents to crime in our community. Carefully consider the following suggestions:

1. Leave lights on when you go out at night. Timers can be used to give the impression someone is home, turning lights on & off.
2. Leave porch lights on at night to illuminate your yard & home. It is estimated that a 75 watt light bulb will light your yard for less than $29 a year.
3. Motion lights have become very affordable in recent years. Install motion lights in your yard to help illuminate areas like driveways, side yards & back yards.
4. Think like a criminal. Turn on your outside lights & evaluate dark areas, look for areas you can hide in the shadows. If you can hide, so can a criminal. Adjust your outside lighting or landscaping to help eliminate these hiding places.
5. Make sure your street lights are working. Let the power company know when lights are no longer working.
6. Maintain your outside lighting. Replace bulbs when they stop working.

A well lit street & neighborhood can be a great deterrent to criminal activity. An alert neighborhood with residents "looking out for each other" is also needed!

BE ALERT!

Watch for activity that does not belong in our neighborhood & let the Police (840-4000) know & your Neighborhood Watch Block Captain know immediately!