Members of the public like to complain when a crime is committed in their locality, and they have that right. However, many offer the gardaí no support or co-operation. Everybody has a responsibility to keep our local areas as crime free as possible, to get involved with neighbourhood watch schemes, to keep an eye on elderly and vulnerable neighbours, to report any suspicious activity, to name and shame the publican who serves drink to teenagers, to get involved with local residents groups and ensure areas are closed off to potential trouble, to lobby our local authorities for better lighting and ensure there are enough activities and facilities in the community to ensure that children have something to do, somewhere to go and something to occupy them and to keep them off the street corners where trouble can find them.