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Mission Statement of The Oak Bay Police
Department

The members of the Oak Bay Police Department are
Committed to the promotion of partnerships with the community, leading
to sharing in the delivery of police services.
We pledge to:
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treat
all people equally and with respect;
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uphold
the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms;
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preserve, protect, and work with the community and other agencies to
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prevent and resolve problems that affect the community's safety and
quality of life.

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The
Propertycop program is
a free and far reaching community policing strategy which is
administered by the non-profit
Propertycop Property
Registration and Recovery Society. It comprises partnerships
between the public, Police and retailers, in order to recover
stolen property. Property that may be registered includes
bicycles, and electronic goods. In this partnership, all parties
play an equally important role.
Propertycop.org is an
internet destination which provides a database (Propertycop
Registration and Recovery Database - PRRD) to the public across
North America and elsewhere. Using the PRRD, the public may
inventory their valuables and include photographs.
This registration occurs before the user's property is stolen .
This early action is important because often the public is at
work or on holidays when their homes are broken into. Also,
victims of property crime may not report property loss because
they failed to record serial numbers etc before the item was
stolen. With the support of retailers, customers can learn about
the
Propertycop
program at the point
of sale and will have an incentive to register their goods
shortly after purchase.
This system contrasts with Canada's policing computer databases
which only record "stolen" property.
The PRRD is not a Police database. It is a private database
which users give the Police and authorized personnel permission
to query. Issues of privacy have been reflected in the design of
the program. Generally, a user's personal information is limited
to a driver's licence number, which only the Police can cross
reference. Police agencies' Property Crime Detectives throughout
North America and the United Kingdom will have access to the
database. Police Patrol Officers will be able to telephone a
call center, staffed by security cleared volunteers, and learn
if property has been registered. In short, this proactive and
community driven project, will provide Police with a realistic
approach towards the continuing problem of property crime.
The
Propertycop
program is the best new answer to recovering stolen property as
our far reaching approach crosses Police jurisdictional
boundaries. Police are disadvantaged in trying to establish a
database of non-stolen property as their mandates and budgets
are tied to their jurisdictional responsibilities. It is a fact
that stolen property often migrates from one region to another,
sometimes in an organized manner. The
Propertycop
program creates a tool for all Police Officers to use to get
your property back, even if it moves to another region. |

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Enhanced Police Service 2007
Oak Bay residents are encouraged to contact us if
they have any questions about the enhanced policing arrangement
being implemented on January 1st, 2007.
If you require information please
email
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2005 Crime Trends
Police Services Division’s annual summary
statistics publication contains information on the type and
incidence of reported crime in British Columbia and on the structure
of policing in the province. The most recent summary statistics
publication available on this site contains data from 1995 to 2004.
For ease of viewing and printing, the book has been separated into
12 sections (see below). A Table of Contents has been provided
separately for online navigation purposes, however there is a table
of contents with page numbers located within the Forward and
Introduction section for those wishing to print the document.
To view these files
you will need the
Adobe Reader.

Police Services Publications Site
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