Originally Posted by Moe Zhoost

We had a number of robberies and assaults on our local rails-to-trails path a number of years ago. The City, in coordination with the police dept, set up a citizen's trail watch program that consisted of volunteers who routinely traveled the path. These volunteers acted as observers and would report not only criminal activity but also other safety related issues back to the city. This program seems to have worked since the number of incidents has dropped.