Community Safety & Crime Prevention

Crime Prevention Working Groups

Provincial Safe Communities Working Group

The Safe Communities Working Group consists of seven provincial crime prevention partners and representatives of the National Crime Prevention Centre (NCPC). It was established to bring provincial partners together to work in collaboration towards the common goal of keeping B.C. communities safe. The Safe Communities Working Group is involved in the development, implementation and monitoring of provincial directions and plans.

The Safe Communities Working Group assists in the selection of the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General's Crime Prevention Award recipients, and provides recommendations on proposals submitted to the Ministry's Safe Streets and Safe Schools Fund.

Our partners in the Safe Communities Working Group include:

• B.C. Block Watch
• B.C. Crime Prevention Association
• B.C. Crimestoppers
• Children of the Street Society
• Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
• National Crime Prevention Centre
• RCMP "E" Division

Inter-Ministry Committee on the Prevention of Youth Violence and Crime

The Inter-ministry Committee includes more than 40 representatives from provincial and federal social justice ministries, as well as police, school districts, parent groups and professional associations. It provides a forum for government and local agencies to cooperatively address youth violence and crime related issues by identifying priority areas and developing strategies and resources. For more information contact Victim Services and Crime Prevention Division.

Joint Management Committee National Crime Prevention Centre

The National Crime Prevention Centre (NCPC) has established Joint Management Committees in each Region, including British Columbia. Joint Management Committees participate in the implementation of NCPC's Crime Prevention Action Fund (CPAF) in each province and territory. The committees are typically made up of representatives of the provincial or territorial government, the federal government, and other crime prevention and community safety stakeholders in the region. Members review and approve funding applications and shape regional priorities for the program.