Halton continues to be the Safest Regional Municipality in Canada

For the fourth year in a row, Maclean’s magazine has named Halton Region the Safest Place to live in the Greater Toronto Area and the Safest Regional Municipality in Canada.

Maclean’s based its ranking on 2010 annual crime data from Statistics Canada for municipal police services serving the nation’s 100 largest populations. The Crime Severity Index (CSI) scores six personal and property crimes: homicide, sexual assault, aggravated assault, auto theft, robbery and breaking and entering.

“This achievement is the result of our residents, businesses and local municipalities, working together with the great police officers and staff of the Halton Regional Police Service, to ensure Halton Region is a safe place to live, work, raise a family and retire,” said Regional Chair Gary Carr. “Our record as the Safest Region in Canada is one of the reasons that so many people and businesses choose to call Halton home. I want to thank everyone who continues to do their part to prevent crime in our Region because it is only by working together that we can continue to build a better, safer community.”

Halton Region has partnered with the Halton Regional Police Service to undertake several key programs to support safety in our community. Those programs include Speedi, Halton Community Road Watch, Drive SAFE and in November, two new Vehicle Activated Traffic Calming Signs were added to Halton’s Road Safety Programs. Other community safety programs include D.A.R.E. – Drug Abuse Resistance Education – targeted to 6th grade students that provides them with a decision-making model to assist them in making positive choices, and Motive8 a follow-up program to D.A.R.E. that addresses drug abuse prevention at the Grade 8 level.

For more information on Halton Region’s road safety programs, residents can visit www.halton.ca/drivesafe and www.haltonroadwatch.ca. More information about Halton Regional Police Service programs can be found at www.hrps.on.ca.

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