Victims wait as Anthem fights crime

My last house before moving to Anthem was in an older part of Phoenix that would be considered a high crime area compared to Anthem today. We had a Block Watch that was very effective and made us all feel safer and in control of our own neighborhood.

The Anthem community is trying to form Block Watch groups based on established neighborhoods. The thinking is that people would be more likely to get involved if they know the people who are involved.

It is not working. There is crime in Anthem, but not at a level that has anyone worried at this time. We have also been told by law enforcement that the number of patrols depends on the number of calls received. More crime brings more officers.

Someday we will reach the magic number of crimes to trigger concern, but we are not there at this time. Too bad for those that will be victims while we wait.

John Balzer, Anthem