The Crime Prevention Association of Toronto, CPAT is a community-based crime prevention organization that assists and empowers neighbourhoods, businesses, and individuals to take action to reduce crime.
In order to fulfill its mandate, CPAT has brought together a network of crime prevention practitioners, including members of the Toronto Police Service, to reduce crime through education and the sharing of resources and expertise. CPAT has experienced and qualified staff, a dedicated and professional board of directors, engaged official members and thousands of community volunteers. CPAT has earned the respect of colleagues; Internationally, Nationally, Provincially, and Municipally.
Mandate:
"Educate and mobilize communities to create safer neighborhoods."
Motto:
"Crime Costs, Prevention Pays"
Our Goals
We are committed to helping you positively impact your community. We believe we can best accomplish this through the following objectives:
- Providing communities with a network that offers support and resource sharing.
- Promoting public awareness of crime prevention in all segments of the community through educational programming.
- Providing guidance on effective crime prevention measures and strategies.
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