Lowry Hill Neighbors Revive 'Leave A Light On' Campaign

The association's safety page makes the case plainly: "Light is a BIG deterrent to criminals," and it asks residents to "leave your front and back porch lights on all night, every night," noting the cost is only a few dollars a month in added electricity. The campaign is run through the association's Crime & Safety Committee, whose contact is Sue Westerman, and which also recruits block leaders.

The logic fits the local crime picture. Most of what gets reported in Lowry Hill, the Wedge and East Isles is opportunistic theft, especially from parked cars, and a lit, sightlined entry raises the odds of being noticed. It is the same reasoning Minneapolis police crime-prevention specialists offer, listing lighting alongside locked doors and cleared-out cars.

The association pairs lighting with the rest of its checklist: call 911 for suspicious activity, lock first-floor windows and garage doors, arm alarms consistently, keep valuables out of sight, and trade contact information with neighbors. It also runs Lowry Hill Service Saturdays, neighborhood walks combined with litter cleanup, on the third Saturday of each month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Sebastian Joe's. The committee frames all of it as block-level awareness and reporting, not confrontation.

[unverifiable: the campaign appears as standing guidance on the association's safety page; the article's framing of a formal "revival" is the publication's characterization.]