History

The Brampton Safe City Association originated as the Vandalism Prevention Committee in 1982, a special committee of Brampton City Council.  The original purpose of the organization was to tackle a growing vandalism and graffiti problem affecting city facilities throughout Brampton.  Between 1982 and 1988, the committee worked with volunteers to develop and deliver highly effective crime prevention programs such as: START (Students Teaching Awareness and Responsibility Today), Neighbourhood Watch and STEP (Seniors Taking Extra Precautions).

By 1990, the committee had expanded its crime prevention mandate and became the Brampton Crime Prevention Association to reflect its broader involvement in programs such as Business Crime Watch, the Block Parent Program, CHALLENGE (for persons with disabilities) and Trash and Consequences (an anti-vandalism/anti-litter program for children).

In 1997, the Brampton Crime Prevention Association initiated a millennium project, aimed at making Brampton the safest city in Canada by the year 2000.  The project, known as the Brampton Safe City Campaign, brought together community partners from across the City to collectively encourage residents and businesses "to do just one thing to make Brampton a safer city".  The enormous success of the campaign reinforced the notion that crime prevention, injury reduction, and road safety were all important and connected priorities for keeping Brampton a safe and wonderful City. As a result, the Association revised its name to reflect a broadened definition of community safety and officially become the Brampton Safe City Association in 1999.  Since that time, successful new initiatives such as YES, (Youth Education and Safety), Road Watch, Youth Safety Television, the Crime Prevention Academy Leadership Project and the Safe City Partnership have continued the tradition of developing creative programs that support the residents and businesses of Brampton with helping to keep the City a safe place to live, play and work.

2003 has seen the efforts of Brampton Safe City and its partners earn the City of Brampton national designation as a "Safe Community".  As part of this designation, the Safe City Partners have established a "Blue Print" for creating a safer city.  The plan identifies how the Partnership will target a reduction of crime and injuries for children, seniors, workplaces, motorists, residents and businesses in the City of Brampton. 

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