One sure indicator of a drop in crime in a neighborhood is a drop in the number of call to police, and a 50% drop for this area got the attention of the Westbrook police department.

The Frenchtown neighborhood in Westbrook has been an area that police have been working on to bring the crime rate down. A community policing center is set up in Frenchtown to help. A recent post on the Westbrook Police Department's Facebook page celebrated the good news.

In case you're wondering where Frenchtown is in Westrbook, here it is highlighted on the map.

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