This post was submitted by Calgary Police Service- District 3, Community Engagement Team

It has been a steady few weeks in District Three with break and enters. Most of these occurrences have been concentrated on detached garages by either unlocked man doors or garage door openers accessed through unlocked car doors. I wish I could support a trend leaning towards forced entries, however this is not the case. These are very preventable, so I want to kindly remind everyone of the 9PM Routine. We all play a piece in community safety and security, and it starts with our homes and our responsibilities around keeping it secured.

As it relates to our Business Improvement Districts, stores are often if not always targeted through the

back service doors or smashed glass on the front door or windows. There are several steps you can

take to minimize crime to your property and here are just a few:

1. Place sensor alarms and sirens in your premises be it a commercial shop or detached garage.

2. There are several reenforced door jam products on the market to prevent culprits from forcing their

way through doors.

3. 3M Security Film is an excellent option as a cost effectiveness application to roll shutters. This is

specifically applied to glass to prevent anyone from smashing a window to gain access.

4. CCTV both on the interior and exterior, coupled with motion sensor lights pays dividends as well in

preventing break and enter crimes.

These are just a few tips to be mindful of. The main goal should always be to ensure you are not a

target and if offenders are getting no results in a specific area, they are always inclined to move along

to somewhere less secured. Crime prevention is everyone’s responsibility. Let’s all play our part in

the safety and security of our communities.

To put things in perspective to the above numbers, the following is a snapshot of last year in this

same timeframe:

1. Break and Enter Residential 41

2. Break and Enter Commercial 29

3. Stolen Auto’s 34

4. Car Prowling 131

That is a decent decrease across the board for these four occurances. Still we need to remain vigilant

and proactive out there. Lets watch out for each other and our communities. Thank you for your time

everyone, and I look forward to posting even lower numbers in a few weeks.