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Crime Prevention

There are a variety of crime prevention programs/strategies that use specific approaches to anticipate, recognize, appraise, and address crime and/or the factors contributing to crime. Crime prevention may be targeted at different levels including the individual, community, family, or particular types of locations. Usually, individual level crime prevention refers to initial avoidance of crime; that is preventing someone from ever committing a crime. These types of crime prevention programs typically target risk factors shown to be related to offending.

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Programs

Crime prevention programs or strategies focused on the community may target changes in the community infrastructure, culture or physical nature in order to reduce crime. 

Examples of these types of programs include:

  • Neighborhood watch
  • Community policing
  • Weed and Seed. 

Particular types of places, because of their function(s), may be the focus of crime prevention as well.

Here to Help You

This page was made to give you useful tips on how to stay safe and avoid crime. It also helps you learn how to notice things around you that might stop a crime before it happens.

Crime Prevention Informational Files

Feel free to download and/or read the following PDF files relating to crime prevention, and be sure to check this page often for more information and tips.

Crime Triangle
  1. Back to School Safety Tips (PDF)
  2. Carbon Monoxide Prevention (PDF)
  3. Charity Scams (PDF)
  4. Children home alone (PDF)
  5. Crime prevention - Resolving conflict with law enforcement (PDF)
  6. Crime prevention message - Gift card fraud (PDF)
  7. Crime prevention message - A safer new year (PDF)
  8. Crime prevention message - Anger (PDF)
  9. Crime prevention message - Artificial Intelligence (PDF)
  10. Crime prevention message - Artificial Intelligence scams (PDF)
  11. Crime prevention message - ATV safety (PDF)
  12. Crime prevention message - Back to school traffic safety (PDF)
  13. Crime prevention message - Being smart about conflict (PDF)
  14. Crime prevention message - Boating safety (PDF)
  15. Crime prevention message - Boats and bikes (PDF)
  16. Crime prevention message - Breaking the cycle of domestic violence (PDF)
  17. Crime prevention message - Burglary prevention (PDF)
  18. Crime prevention message - Burglary prevention (PDF)
  19. Crime prevention message - Child safety in a modern world (PDF)
  20. Crime prevention message - Children and predatory offenders (PDF)
  21. Crime prevention message - Children home alone (PDF)
  22. Crime prevention message - Children online during COVID-19 (PDF)
  23. Crime prevention message - Criminals and COVID-19 (PDF)
  24. Crime prevention message - Domestic Abuse during COVID-19 (PDF)
  25. Crime prevention message - Domestic Violence (PDF)
  26. Crime prevention message - Domestic Violence (PDF)
  27. Crime prevention message - Elder abuse (PDF)
  28. Crime prevention message - Elder Abuse (PDF)
  29. Crime prevention message - Ending harassment (PDF)
  30. Crime Prevention message - Firearms safety (PDF)
  31. Crime prevention message - Holiday crime prevention and safety (PDF)
  32. Crime prevention message - Holiday shopping (PDF)
  33. Crime prevention message - Holiday theft prevention (PDF)
  34. Crime prevention message - Hope (PDF)
  35. Crime prevention message - Kids and Social Media (PDF)
  36. Crime prevention message - Living with bears (PDF)
  37. Crime prevention message - Making a 911 call (PDF)
  38. Crime prevention message - Making the most of your security system (PDF)
  39. Crime prevention message - Marijuana use by teens (PDF)
  40. Crime prevention message - Methamphetamine (PDF)
  41. Crime prevention message - Misconceptions of law enforcement (PDF)
  42. Crime prevention message - Online shopping safety (PDF)
  43. Crime prevention message - Opioids (PDF)
  44. Crime prevention message - Pedestrian safety (PDF)
  45. Crime prevention message - Person crime mitigation (PDF)
  46. Crime prevention message - Personal safety (PDF)
  47. Crime prevention message - Preventing package theft (PDF)
  48. Crime prevention message - Public service (PDF)
  49. Crime prevention message - QR Codes (PDF)
  50. Crime prevention message - Romance scams (PDF)
  51. Crime prevention message - Safety in 2026 (PDF)
  1. Crime prevention message - Safety in 2026 (PDF)
  2. Crime prevention message - Scams (PDF)
  3. Crime prevention message - Scams targeting Gen Z (PDF)
  4. Crime prevention message - School bus safety (PDF)
  5. Crime prevention message - Security systems (PDF)
  6. Crime prevention message - Sex trafficking realities (PDF)
  7. Crime prevention message - Sexual Assault (PDF)
  8. Crime prevention message - Shopping safely online (PDF)
  9. Crime prevention message - Situational Awareness (PDF)
  10. Crime prevention message - Slow Driver and Hands Free Cell Phone laws (PDF)
  11. Crime prevention message - Smishing scams (PDF)
  12. Crime prevention message - Summer driving safety (PDF)
  13. Crime prevention message - The Importance of Serial Numbers (PDF)
  14. Crime prevention message - Theft prevention (PDF)
  15. Crime prevention message - Thieves and your vehicle (PDF)
  16. Crime prevention message - Traffic safety (PDF)
  17. Crime prevention message - Traffic Stop Etiquette (PDF)
  18. Crime prevention message - Traffic stop safety (PDF)
  19. Crime prevention message - Trailer theft prevention (PDF)
  20. Crime prevention message - Using firearms safely (PDF)
  21. Crime prevention message - Vehicle theft (PDF)
  22. Crime prevention message - Vehicle theft prevention (PDF)
  23. Crime prevention message - Winter driving safety (PDF)
  24. Crime prevention message - Winter vehicle preparedness (PDF)
  25. Crime prevention message - Work Zone safety (PDF)
  26. Crime prevention message -Avoiding the big three (PDF)
  27. Crime prevention message -Digital payment protection (PDF)
  28. Crime prevention message -Impaired driving (PDF)
  29. Crime-prevention-message - Holiday-shopping (PDF)
  30. Domestic Violence Awareness Month (PDF)
  31. Emergency Response Guide (PDF)
  32. Fire Safety at Gas Pumps (PDF)
  33. Fish House Safety and Security (PDF)
  34. Halloween Safety Tips for Kids (PDF)
  35. Holiday Safety (PDF)
  36. Identity Theft (PDF)
  37. Latch Key Kids - After School Safety Tips (PDF)
  38. October is Crime Prevention Month (PDF)
  39. Preventing Scams 201 (PDF)
  40. Reducing False Alarms (PDF)
  41. Reporting suspicious behavior
  42. Respecting Diversity (PDF)
  43. School Success - Parental Involvement and Truancy (PDF)
  44. Security Tips in the Office (PDF)
  45. Snowmobiling (PDF)
  46. Theft From Person (PDF)
  47. Unconventional Motor Vehicles on Public Roadways (PDF)
  48. Winter Ice Safety (PDF)
  49. Winter Survival Kits (PDF)
  50. Workplace Violence (PDF)
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