Crime Prevention

Policy No:
02/00-2
Effective Date:

Legislative/Regulatory Requirements

Section 1(1) of the Adequacy Standards Regulation requires a police service to provide community-based crime prevention initiatives. 

Section 1(2)(a) and 1(2)(b) allows a police service to provide community-based crime prevention initiatives by contracting with another police service, entering into arrangements to provide community-based crime prevention initiatives on a combined, regional or cooperative basis, or entering into an agreement with one or more organizations to provide community-based crime prevention initiatives.

Section 2 provides that a police service may use members of the police service, auxiliary members, special constables and volunteers in community-based crime prevention initiatives. 

Furthermore, section 29 of the Adequacy Standards Regulation requires a police services board to have a policy on community-based crime prevention initiatives.  In addition, section 3 requires the Chief of Police to establish procedures and processes on community-based crime prevention initiatives.

Board Policy

It is the policy of the Regional Municipality of York Police Services Board with respect to providing community-based crime prevention initiatives that:

  1. the Chief of Police will:

    1. identify the need, and recommend service delivery options, in accordance with the Adequacy Standards Regulation, for community-based crime prevention initiatives based on crime, call and public disorder analysis, criminal intelligence, road safety and community needs;

    2. ensure that the police service works, where possible, with municipalities, school boards, community organizations, neighbourhoods, businesses and neighbouring municipalities or jurisdictions to develop and implement community-based crime prevention initiatives;

    3. designate a member to have overall responsibility for the police service’s involvement in community-based crime prevention initiatives; and

    4. establish procedures on crime prevention initiatives; and

  2. this policy does not apply to local crime prevention activities being undertaken by front-line officers and supervisors in accordance with the police service’s procedures on problem-oriented policing.