The Program
SPI is building on the experience and success of the Safer Parking Scheme in the UK. Over a period of 14 years, this scheme has significantly reduced crime levels in participating parking facilities – and even in the neighborhoods near them. The Safer Parking Scheme is an initiative of the U.K. Association of Chief Police Officers.
Vancouver City Police intend to use much of the intellectual capital from the UK scheme, together with input from the coalition partners, to develop a "made in Vancouver" formula for safer parking in our city.
Additional information about the UK Safer Parking Scheme can be found online at:
www.britishparking.co.uk
 About the Safer Parking Program
The Safer Parking Program (SPP) is a Vancouver Police Department (VPD) initiative, developed in consultation with the U.K. Association of Chief Police Officers and a coalition of business partners including parking lot owners, operators, businesses and community groups.
The VPD manages facility evaluations, award designation, and data collection for the Safer Parking Program
The Safer Parking Award
The Safer Parking Award is a visual identifier or brand, granted to those parking facilities that have been vetted by the VPD and met a set of criteria that help to deter criminal activity and anti-social behaviour, in order to prevent crime and reduce the fear of crime in the parking facility.
The Award indicates that the facility is a safer place to park your vehicle then facilities in the same area that have not made the same effort to combat crime.
Award Benefits
Recipients of the Award are entitled to use the Safer Parking Initiative logo on all signage within their facility. The location and name of facilities that have received the Award will be promoted through the SPI website, marketing campaigns and media relations activities.
Awarded facilities will also have access to an information network that shares best practices and other industry information.
How to attain Award status
- Nominate your parking facility by contacting the VPD or an SPI representative
- A VPD representative will then tour your facility and discuss their evaluation with you
- When your parking facility is brought up to Award standard you will receive a Safer Parking Award
- Parking Facilities will be re-inspected each year for compliance
What are the criteria for receiving the Safer Parking Award?
Each facility is evaluated on a flexible and individual basis that focuses on:
- Lighting & paint
- Maintenance & cleanliness
- Signage
- Entrance and exit points
- Management practices
- Crime statistics & risk analysis
- Facility design
- Boundary perimeter treatment
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