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Sections & Units
Our Mission:
"To optimize public safety
in the City of Calgary"
Crime Prevention Unit
Have you ever considered the relationship between crime prevention and the placement of your mailbox? Between your cordless telephone and an unexpected knock at your front door? These are just two of many questions answered in the video For Safety's Sake.
For Safety's Sake, created by the Calgary Police Service and a large number of volunteers, provides crime prevention tips to help persons with disabilities feel more prepared and confident at home. Since approximately one in six Albertans copes with some form of disability, For Safety's Sake meets the needs of a large segment of the population.
While persons with disabilities are not at greater risk of becoming the victims of crime, they may feel more vulnerable. If they do become victims, it is usually as a result of limitations in their body movement or function. To ensure safety, homes for persons with disabilities should be user-friendly, and employ some of the simple home design applications discussed in For Safety's Sake.
The video provides tips for persons with specific types of disabilities. To view the safety tips highlighted in the video, make a selection below:
For More Information
For more information or to view a copy of the video For Safety's Sake, contact Constable Martin Cull, Liaison Officer, Persons With Disabilities Portfolio.
Visual Impairment
- Install an intercom system.
- Install recessed doorstops in the floor, or attach them to the bottom of the door.
- Ensure your door and deadbolt latches are easy to manipulate.
- Carry a cordless phone when answering the door.
Hearing Impairment
- Install an intercom system with the volume set at an appropriate level.
- Install proper wiring to allow for visual indicators, such as a flashing light to indicate when a caller is at the door.
- Ensure your door and deadbolt latches are easy to manipulate.
- Carry a cordless phone when answering the door.
Physical Disability
- Install windows at eye level.
- Install a peephole in the door at eye level.
- Ensure there is extra room beside entrance doors for manoeuvring a wheelchair.
- Ensure door and deadbolt latches are easy to manipulate.
- Install the exterior mailbox at a comfortable level on the latch side of the door.
- Install recessed doorstops in the floor, or attach them to the bottom of the door.
- Install an intercom system with the volume set at an appropriate level.
- Carry a cordless phone when answering the door.
Developmental Disability
- Install an intercom system with the volume set at an appropriate level.
- Install the exterior mailbox at a comfortable level on the latch side of the door.
- Ensure there is appropriate space at entrance doors for manoeuvring.
- Carry a cordless phone when answering the door.
- Install a peephole in the door at eye level.
Tips for Everyone
- Trust your instincts, and don't let strangers into your home.
- If you are uncomfortable with anyone at your door, shut it and lock it. You can decide who does and doesn't come into your home.
- If someone comes to you for help, you can provide assistance without allowing them to enter. Offer to make a phone call for them.
- Don't be afraid to say no to deliveries you are not expecting. If you are expecting a delivery, have the person or company give you a time when it will be delivered.
- Always err on the side of caution. Ask for the caller's credentials if they say they're working for a company.
- Never hand something to a stranger outside your door that would allow them to grab your arm.
- Never position yourself behind the door. Instead, stay just to the side of it.
- Don't trust a safety chain. Safety chains can easily break with sufficient force. Install a deadbolt.
- Keep doors locked and deadbolts secured.
- Keep a cordless phone with you when you answer the door.
- Always keep one hand on the door handle so you can shut the door quickly if necessary
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