Mission statement:
To provide independent civilian oversight and governance of the Calgary Police Service 
to ensure a safe community.
Calgary Police Commission Public Meeting
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
Delta Calgary South
135 Southland Drive SE
Members of the public are invited to attend.
Please call 403-206-8914 should you require more information.
Calgary Police Commission Community Policing Awards
Mission Statement: Honouring individuals and groups that contribute in an extraordinary way to improve police policy and/or the ability of the Calgary Police Service to serve the community.
The Calgary Police Commission Community Policing Awards were successfully introduced at the 2008 Calgary Police Commission Community Dinner and are designed to give recognition to citizens for their contributions to community policing and to a safe city.
Policing is most effective when the community helps the police to prevent crime, identify incidents and evidence of crime, and refine and improve policing strategies and services. To accomplish this, the police must foster and maintain positive relationships within the community that allow for two-way communication and collaborative problem solving.
The Calgary Police Commission adopts the following definition of community policing:
Community-based policing is a philosophy, management style and organizational strategy that promotes a strong partnership between the community and its police. It fosters a partnership in which the community has both the right and the responsibility to assist in the development of efficient and effective policing policies, priorities and practices, and the Police Service and the Police Commission have the responsibility to ensure that the Police Service policies are in place to meet the needs of the people of Calgary.
The awards are given to an individual and organized group or association or organization which has worked with the Calgary Police Service unselfishly and in the spirit of community policing to improve police policy and/or the ability of the Calgary Police Service to serve the community.
Nominees are evaluated on:
- The time and/or effort required of the nominee to perform the work for which they are nominated.
- The gap filled by the work, or the gap that would be left by the absence of the work. and
- The value added to the Calgary Police Service, the Calgary Police Commission and/or the City of Calgary by their contribution
Nomination Process
The nomination process for the Calgary Police Commission Community Policing Awards is open annually from February 1 through March 1. To nominate an individual or a group for a Community Policing Award, please complete the Nomination Form and submit the form to the Calgary Police Commission on or before the deadline.
2010 CPC Awards Nomination Form 
(18 KB)
Nominees who have previously received a Calgary Police Commission Community Policing Award are ineligible to receive another for essentially the same initiative.
Calgary Police Commission 2009 Citizen Survey
The Calgary Police Commission has completed its 2009 Citizen Survey (1,516 KB) process.
We are pleased to provide you with the results, showing an increase in satisfaction levels with the Calgary Police Service overall and in specific areas, such as visibility and accessibility.
The Calgary Police Commission would like to thank all Calgarians who participated in the telephone survey and gave us valuable feedback on the performance of the Calgary Police Service.
