Safer Communities and Neighborhoods (SCAN)
Safer Communities and Neighborhoods (SCAN)
Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) is a unit of the Alberta Sheriffs that helps keep communities safe by dealing with problem properties that are being used for specific illegal activity such as:
- drug trafficking
- prostitution
- child exploitation
- gang-related crime
Reporting suspicious properties through SCAN:
- improves community safety
- empowers citizens
- targets properties, not individuals
- holds property owners accountable for activities on their properties
How SCAN Works:
When community members report a suspicious property, SCAN investigators can:
- begin an investigation
- gather information
- issue a warning letter
- mediate the dispute
- work with the landlord to facilitate an eviction or resolution
- apply to the courts for a Community Safety Order that can:
- call for owners to meet a number of conditions, or
- allow the property to be closed for up to 90 days
- take any measures necessary to safely and effectively close the property
SCAN operates under the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) Act to target properties, not people.
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Make A Report
To confidentially report a suspicious property, contact SCAN toll-free at 1-866-960-SCAN (7226), or fill out the form here.
If you report a suspicious property, your information is safe and confidential.
No one can disclose your identity to any person or agency, including law enforcement and courts, without your consent.
After you report a suspicious property, you'll be contacted by a member of SCAN.
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