Crime Prevention
LANARK COUNTY SITUATION TABLE
In 2025, the Lanark County Situation Table celebrated its 10th anniversary. It is part of a community safety project that began in September 2015 with two main objectives: to establish and maintain a situation table and to undertake a community plan for safety and well-being for Lanark County and Smiths Falls. Since then, more than 400 discussions have come to the situation table, and local municipalities adopted the second iteration of the Community Plan for Safety and Well-being for Lanark County and Smiths Falls in 2025.
At inception, the project aimed to identify root causes of crime and social disorder and find ways to prevent or alleviate harms. The situation table is a risk-intervention tool that mitigates harm, and the community plan for safety and well-being focuses on prevention and building social programs to strengthen the health and well-being of the community. This annual report outlines the work of the situation table, which is a valuable, collaborative tool that helps people before situations escalate into crisis. At the same time, it increases networking between community partners, which creates greater understanding of services and supports available in our communities.
CRIME PREVENTION RESOURCES
Here is our collection of links to websites with helpful tips and information on Crime and Fraud Prevention as well as links to various Crime Stopper and Watch Program sites.
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The Criminal Code of Canada
Crime Stoppers Canada
International Crime Prevention
Block Parent
Canadian Police Information (CPI) Centre
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre – List of Scams
Fraud Prevention
Competition Bureau
Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council
Canada’s Wireless Industry National Stolen Device Blacklist
Counterfeiting and Credit/Debit Card Frauds and Theft Prevention
General Credit Card Fraud Information
Steps to Prevent Credit Card Fraud
Detecting Counterfeit Money
Cybertip.ca – Current and age-appropriate information and resources to help educate Canadians about how to keep children safer while online.
NeedHelpNow.ca – Help getting pictures off the Internet.