OPSB July 24 2006

1. Partners for a Safer Community OPSB July 24 2006

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

3. 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)

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

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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

8. Planning for a Safer Ottawa Four point strategy: • Engagement and Consulting • Data Mapping • Inventory of Assets • Identifying risk factors

9. 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

10. 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!

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. How can we work together? • What do you think should the priorities for Crime Prevention Ottawa? • How can we help? • How can you help?

16. Thank you • Questions?