Crime in our Communities
Crimes are violations of the law; especially those that are of a serious nature. If one has been exposed to a home break-in or a car theft, one realizes how miserable it can feel. If one is assaulted the feeling is both physical and psychological; the experience can be quite traumatic.
To reduce crime in our communities, citizens have roles that they can play, things that they can do. Neighbourhood Watch is one major program that brings together residents of a community to discourage crime as well as to prevent it. Shared activity, participating together reinforces a community spirit of cooperation. The united effort and support through this spirit of cooperation gives the community a feeling of security. Neighbours get to know one another better; they recognize strangers and suspicious activities. They combat criminal activity before it really begins. It is that “ounce of prevention” that brings forth a pound of happiness.
There are tips to crime prevention that can be shared, for example, how to protect homes from break-ins and how to protect personal property by engraving ownership marks.
There are examples where crime has been reduced in and around high-rise buildings. Building staff can learn about how identify and report criminal activity. Tenants can have the benefit of meetings to discuss safety issues and approaches used to reduce or eliminate criminal activity resulting in a more secure living environment.
Within the City of Ottawa there are more that 100 vehicles stolen every week. One initiative that is being assessed is the “bait car” program. Car thieves will think twice about taking any car when they realize that a baited car will result in an arrest.
Recently in Ottawa, the police undertook a wide ranging drug investigation resulting in 30 individuals being charged with criminal offences; 57 charges were made under the Control Drugs and Substance Act; 82 were made under the Criminal Code of Canada and 5 under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The investigation and subsequent arrests were the result of a close collaboration between local citizens and police officers.
It is known that drug use is the precursor of other criminal activity as money is required to purchase those drugs which can be quite expensive. Eight warrants were executed during the investigation. Drugs valued at approximately $60,000.00, as well as currency, $520.00 US and $19,729.00 Canadian were seized. Property from numerous break and enter offences and some weapons were found.
If crimes are to be solved; if criminals are to be removed from walking our streets; if citizens are to feel secure and safe from criminal activity, there must be a strong ongoing relationship between citizens and the Ottawa Police Services. One major step in this regard is that of bringing more citizens into the Neighbourhood Watch program.
To reduce crime in our communities, citizens have roles that they can play, things that they can do. Neighbourhood Watch is one major program that brings together residents of a community to discourage crime as well as to prevent it. Shared activity, participating together reinforces a community spirit of cooperation. The united effort and support through this spirit of cooperation gives the community a feeling of security. Neighbours get to know one another better; they recognize strangers and suspicious activities. They combat criminal activity before it really begins. It is that “ounce of prevention” that brings forth a pound of happiness.
There are tips to crime prevention that can be shared, for example, how to protect homes from break-ins and how to protect personal property by engraving ownership marks.
There are examples where crime has been reduced in and around high-rise buildings. Building staff can learn about how identify and report criminal activity. Tenants can have the benefit of meetings to discuss safety issues and approaches used to reduce or eliminate criminal activity resulting in a more secure living environment.
Within the City of Ottawa there are more that 100 vehicles stolen every week. One initiative that is being assessed is the “bait car” program. Car thieves will think twice about taking any car when they realize that a baited car will result in an arrest.
Recently in Ottawa, the police undertook a wide ranging drug investigation resulting in 30 individuals being charged with criminal offences; 57 charges were made under the Control Drugs and Substance Act; 82 were made under the Criminal Code of Canada and 5 under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The investigation and subsequent arrests were the result of a close collaboration between local citizens and police officers.
It is known that drug use is the precursor of other criminal activity as money is required to purchase those drugs which can be quite expensive. Eight warrants were executed during the investigation. Drugs valued at approximately $60,000.00, as well as currency, $520.00 US and $19,729.00 Canadian were seized. Property from numerous break and enter offences and some weapons were found.
If crimes are to be solved; if criminals are to be removed from walking our streets; if citizens are to feel secure and safe from criminal activity, there must be a strong ongoing relationship between citizens and the Ottawa Police Services. One major step in this regard is that of bringing more citizens into the Neighbourhood Watch program.
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