The most effective crime prevention initiatives are those grounded in a strong evidence base.
A number of online resources and useful websites are available below to support practitioners in the development of grant applications for their community safety projects and evidence-based project design.
The Community Crime Prevention Unit also has criminology and community safety experts on hand who can provide you with advice on particular crime issues or problem locations, or to present to your committee or group. To contact the team, email communitycrimeprevention@justice.vic.gov.au (External link)
Useful online resources and websites
Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (External link)
Evidence-based strategies (Crime Prevention NSW) (External link)
Crime Reduction Toolkit (College of Policing, UK) (External link)
Model Programs Guide (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, US (External link))
Center for Evidence Based Crime Policy (George Mason University, US) (External link)
What works to reduce crime (Ministry of Justice, New Zealand) (External link)
The Campbell Collaboration (External link)
Global Policing Database (External link)
CrimeSolutions.gov (National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs) (External link)