Community safety is central to the quality of life for residents of any city. Everyone should feel secure and confident to walk down city streets, ride public transit or visit and explore any community in Edmonton.
In an effort to build a stronger, safer and more inclusive Edmonton, the City has developed Edmonton’s Downtown Core and Transit System Safety Plan.
The Safety Plan Overview
The Plan summarizes the many ways the City has responded - and will continue to respond - to ensure the health and safety of Edmontonians. It involves tangible action on several components of community safety including:
- Increased police presence
- Increased peace officers
- Amended conduct of transit passengers bylaw
- Increased response to encampments and problem properties
- Funded business security
- Funded community recovery
Related Initiatives and Strategies
The Downtown Core and Transit System Safety Plan was shaped by the following initiatives:
Bylaw 8353 Conduct of Transit Passengers
Amendment to Conduct of Transit Passengers Bylaw
Downtown Vibrancy Strategy
The Chinatown Strategy: Energizing a Prosperous Future (10.55 MB)
Chinatown Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Recommendations
Transit Safety and Security Plan
Community Safety and Well-Being Strategy
Resource Analysis
Edmonton’s Needs for Housing
Advocacy Submissions and Meetings with Other Orders of Government
Minimum Emergency Shelter Standards