A program aimed at preventing crime in condo and apartment buildings is celebrating a significant milestone.
The Edmonton Police Service has certified E’Scapes Condominiums as become the 300th property in its Crime Free Multi-Housing (CFMH) program that is designed to help stop crime and keep residents safe.
Fifteen years ago, Edmonton the first city in Alberta to participate in the accredited North American program.
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In the program, police train building managers how to create crime-free buildings, conduct a security audit of the building and offer residents a safety social event so they can learn how to look out for one another and create a sense of community within the property.
It’s now done in partnership with the City of Edmonton Landlord and Tenant Advisory Board.
“Quite literally, we’re now able to get in on the ground floor and that’s making all the difference.”
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Police said the CFMH program has established positive relationships between property managers, residents and police, empowered individuals to take action in their community and reduced the number of crimes reported.
“It meets our mutual goals of having safe, appropriate and affordable housing in Edmonton, but more importantly, it provides peace of mind and quality of life,” Landlord and Tenant Advisory Board supervisor Judy Downey said.
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The Edmonton Police Service said did a study on two multi-family rental properties at 118 Avenue and 89 Street, where one building was part of the program and the other was not. Police said the study showed police were called to the non-participating building 60 times between September 2010 and June 2016, while officers were called 10 times during the same period to the property that was part of the program.
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