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    Home Crime Prevention

    The ultimate goal of crime prevention is to reduce the risk of being a victim. In order to accomplish this effectively, it is important to remove opportunities for a criminal to take advantage of you or your property. You are attempting to prevent either victimization or criminalization by presenting an unattractive target to the criminal. This effort at removing opportunities is often referred to as target hardening. Target hardening can be as complex as installing a high tech alarm system or taking a self-defense course to something as simple as locking your door.

    Another theme to the topic of crime prevention refers to the crime prevention triangle of risk, opportunity and desire. Crime prevention occurs when we try to reduce the risk of victimization while increasing the risk of being caught; we try to reduce the opportunities for victimization while increasing opportunities for fitting legitimately into society; and we try to reduce the desire to commit crimes while increasing the desire to be a contributor to the improvement of society.

    Successful crime prevention efforts will promote a safer community by enhancing the perception of safety and the attitudes and behaviors that help people feel safe.

    Village of Forest Park


    517 Des Plaines Avenue
    Forest Park, IL 60130
    Forest Park

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    • How Do I..
      • Become a Police Officer
      • File a Commendation or Complaint
      • Find Curfew Law and Times
      • Get My Fingerprints Taken
      • Pay a Parking Ticket
      • Red Light Photo Enforcement
      • Request a Parking Pass
      • Tip Hotline
    • FAQ’s
    • Crime Stats
      • Cad Call Data
        • 2017 CAD Stats
        • 2018 CAD Stats
        • 2019 CAD Stats
        • 2020 CAD Stats
        • 2021 CAD Stats
        • 2022 CAD Stats
        • 2023 CAD Stats
        • 2024 CAD Stats
        • 2025 CAD Stats
      • Crime Statistics
    • History
    • Gallery
    • Divisions
      • Chief of Police
        • Administrative Assistant
        • Deputy Chief of Police
        • Grants
        • Internal Affairs
        • Policy
      • Operations
        • Auxiliary Police
        • Bicycle Unit
        • Crossing Guards
        • FTO Program
        • NIPAS
        • Parking Enforcement
        • Patrol Shifts
        • Special Response Team (SRT)
        • Taser X26 Program
        • Truck Enforcement
      • Administrative
        • Call-Takers
        • Fleet Maintenance
        • Motorcycle
        • Police Facility Detention
        • Records
        • Training
      • Community Orientated Policing
        • Citizen Police Academy
        • Crime Free Multi-Housing Program
        • Honor Guard
        • Neighborhood Watch
      • Investigations
        • Crime Prevention
        • Crime Scene Investigators CSI’s
        • Juvenile
        • Property Room
        • Police Counselor
        • Range
        • Tactical Response Unit (T.R.U.)
        • WESTAF
    • Contacts
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