OPSB July 24 2006

Partnersfor a Safer Community

• Why create Crime Prevention Ottawa?• Vision, Goals, Board of Directors• Planning for a Safer Ottawa• Working Together

Agenda

Why create Crime Prevention Ottawa?

• “Municipalities play a key role in crime prevention. As the order of government closest to citizens – responsible for policing, housing, social services, recreation and public works – municipalities are well positioned to work with local groups to establish effective community-based programs.”

• (“From the Ground Up,” Caledon Institute)

Vision

“To reduce crime and enhance community safety in Ottawa through evidence-based crime prevention.”

Interim Goals• To develop a community-wide strategic plan to

reduce crime and enhance community safety in Ottawa.

• To implement specific targeted crime prevention programs and to support programs through appropriate community agencies and associations.

• To assist and support community groups and the City in acquiring, developing or enhancing the tools needed to operate programs to increase safety.

Goals, con’t

• To seek the funds and create partnerships essential for sustaining long-term crime prevention programs.

• To promote policy solutions to issues of crime and disorder.

• To monitor and evaluate on an ongoing basis the progress and impacts of plans and implementation

Board of Directors

• The Board of Directors includes: the Mayor, a Councillor, the Chief of Police, Deputy City Manager, President of United Way, Director of Education of OCDSB, university professors, business and community representatives

Planning for a Safer Ottawa

Four point strategy: Engagement and Consulting Data Mapping Inventory of Assets Identifying risk factors

Community Engagement

• Community Forum, April 7, 170 people attended

• All 15 City Advisory committees were contacted, 5 presentations made

• Community committees, such as Multicultural health, Ottawa Youth Justice

• Met with 19 of 21Councillors• Plan for 6 community meetings in the

autumn to validate the plan

Engagement of key institutions• Presentation to Senior Management Team of

Community and Protective Services and to individual branch management teams

• Meetings with staff: OPS, OCDSB, OCHC etc.• Participation in the Integrated Drug and Addictions

Strategy, Neighbourhood Planning and the Task Force on Somali Youth

• Starting to engage leadership of key stakeholders• Presentation to Ottawa Police Services Board!

Data Mapping

• Data Committee made up of representatives from of OPS, City, OCDSB and U.of O.

• Mapping crime data• Looking at co-relates with socio-economic

data from the census• Adding in school data and service data

Inventory of Assets

• Attempting to list any initiative or policy which reduces or eliminates victimization by crime, violence and the fear of crime or violence in the community!

• Inventory of school-based services• Engaging in discussions with key funders• Examining other inventories

Identifying risk factors

Looking at the research• National, provincial and some local research

on risk factors• Examining successful programs and projects

such as Michelle Heights or Hintonburg Safety Partnership locally and other programming nationally and internationally

How can we work together?

• The Ottawa Police Service is a key partner in the success of Crime Prevention Ottawa

• We hope to ensure that priorities and plans align with each other in our planning process and in the OPS business planning process

How can we work together?

• What do you think should the priorities for Crime Prevention Ottawa?

• How can we help?

• How can you help?

• Questions?

Thank you