The Community Safety and Well-being (CSWB) Framework provides the vision for an inclusive, compassionate and safe city for all Edmontonians.
The City of Edmonton is investing in community-driven, evidence-based solutions that address the root causes of poverty, violence and discrimination. Through CSWB, the City invests in strategies and programs that create a safer, more inclusive city today, while building resilience for tomorrow.
The 7 Pillars of the Framework (Long-term Outcomes)
Community Safety and Well-being is grounded in 7 pillars designed to address complex social issues facing our city.
The City of Edmonton actively identifies and eliminates racism in all forms by changing systems, institutions, policies, attitudes and behaviours that perpetuate racism.
Edmontonians experience safety and security through collaborative, evidence-based and equity-informed approaches to prevent and address violence and crime.
The City of Edmonton actively removes systemic barriers through inclusive, anti-discriminatory, anti-racist, reconciliatory policies and structures, enabling equitable access to programs, services and spaces.
Edmontonians have the resources and opportunities to achieve economic stability through stable income, continued employment, affordable housing, and access to basic and fundamental necessities.
The City of Edmonton, Indigenous Peoples, and Edmontonians have authentic, ongoing and interconnected relationships that honour, understand, and collaboratively integrate Indigenous worldviews, experiences, histories and cultures.
Edmontonians can access and enjoy safe, inclusive, accessible and welcoming spaces shaped alongside communities.
Edmontonians have the opportunity to experience and improve physical, mental, spiritual and emotional well-being supported by connection and participation in wellness promoting activities (such as recreation, sport, arts, leisure and cultural events).
Many Edmontonians feel they have a good quality of life and the city is safe, but we know that experience is not shared by everyone. Indigenous people, racialized people and people with disabilities in Edmonton report feeling less safe and experience higher rates of racism or discrimination than the citywide average.
Members of Edmonton’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community also feel vulnerable and unsafe in our city as the number of hate-related incidents rise.
The Community Safety and Well-being (CSWB) Framework is a unifying structure that brings together a wide range of strategies, frameworks, action plans and initiatives from across the City that collectively contribute to community safety and well-being.
The following 20 strategies, action plans and frameworks currently underpin the Framework. This list is expected to change over time as new strategies are added to address priority needs and others are concluded.
Timeline
June
City Council holds five days of non-statutory public hearings on the role of policing in Edmonton’s community wellness and safety ecosystem. Council heard from over 140 registered speakers.
July
City Council passed a motion to:
- Reduce the 2021 Edmonton Police Service budget by $11 million
- Suspend the EPS Funding Formula policy pending a review and analysis-informed update
- Redirect the funding harvested from the police budget to community programs, partners, and to end homelessness
- Initiate the establishment of a Community Safety and Well-Being Task Force to provide external subject matter expertise and deliver a report on ways to better leverage monies spent to achieve better system outcomes
October
The Community Safety and Well-Being Task Force was formed with 11 appointed community members, two members appointed by the Chief of Police, two members appointed by the City Manager, and one appointed by the chair of the Edmonton Police Commission.
April
The Task Force presented the "Safer for All" Report to City Council, which included 14 recommendations for the Edmonton Police Service and the City of Edmonton. Council directed Administration to work with the Edmonton Police Commission to review the Task Force’s recommendations, develop a strategy to enhance safety, well-being, inclusion, and anti-racism, and report back to Council in the first quarter of 2022. Council also directed Administration to return in 90 days with a report identifying quickly actionable items
June
Administration provided the Safer for All - Interim Report to the Community and Public Services Committee, identifying in-progress and quickly actionable items that support community safety and well-being outcomes.
July
In response to the interim report and based on feedback from the public, Council directed Administration to collaborate with the Anti-Racism Advisory Committee and other Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour community partners to identify tangible actions and outcomes aligned to the Task Force’s 14 recommendations.
November 2021 - April 2022
City staff met with community-serving organizations and partner representatives for exploratory and relationship-centred conversations.
May
On May 24, City Council approved the Community Safety and Well-being Strategy and is providing $8.7 million in funding for 11 related projects to address immediate needs for the remainder of 2022.
On July 4, Administration provided a CSWB Implementation Update Report to Council, outlining the spectrum of community action, current outcomes, associated investments, related strategies and plans and upcoming CSWB related reports.
Administration provided recommendations for adjusting funding allocation for the 2025/2026 year, with increases to the operating expenditure budget in the Social Development Branch and the City Manager's Office.
The first Community Safety and Well-being Progress Report for 2022 - 2024 was shared with City Council, showcasing the breadth and depth of CSWB work and its alignment with Edmonton’s vision for a safer, more inclusive city.
Reports
Community Safety and Well-being Strategy Implementation Update (271.62 KB)
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Transforming Edmonton’s Response to Safety and Well-Being
Attachment 2 - CSWB Strategy Spectrum of Action
Attachment 3 - Current CSWB Strategy Outcomes
Attachment 4 - CSWB Investments and Municipal Services
Attachment 5 - Related City of Edmonton Strategies, Plans and Policies
Attachment 6 - Upcoming CSWB Related Reports
Attachment 7 - CSWB Strategy Implementation Update
The Community Safety and Well-being Dashboard is closed
The City is working to redesign how we share data on community safety and wellbeing. More information will be shared as soon as it’s available.
Data Resources
This directory of data resources connects users directly to dashboards, data hubs and open data portals across local, provincial, and national levels. These sources provide information on a variety of community safety and well-being related indicators and can be filtered down to the municipal level.
Affordable Housing Strategy Dashboard
This interactive dashboard reports on progress toward the City’s Affordable Housing Strategy and Homelessness and Housing Services Plan. Use this interactive tool to learn more about housing need in Edmonton and how the City is helping create more affordable and supportive housing.
ConnectEdmonton: Summary of Indicators
ConnectEdmonton is Edmonton’s Strategic Plan for 2019 - 2028. Community indicators track progress across four strategic focus areas: healthy city, urban places, regional prosperity, and climate resistance.
Economic Action Plan Dashboard
The 2021-2025 Economic Action Plan dashboard details progress made towards implementing the City’s Economic Action Plan. Performance measures for Edmonton Advantage, Edmonton’s Economic Development Strategy for 2026 - 2030, are under development.
Edmonton LRT and Transit Centre Dashboard
This interactive monitoring tool that visualizes year-to-date incident occurrences recorded at specific transit facilities compared to overall citywide data. Key indicators include total occurrence volumes, station ranking, and pie charts breaking down incident categories.
Edmonton Open Data Portal
The City of Edmonton Open Data Portal provides access to safety and wellbeing datasets covering crime statistics, 311 service requests, emergency response times, social housing, shelter usage, and community support metrics to help residents and organizations analyze local social health trends.
Edmonton Police Service Community Safety Data Portal
This interactive platform provides access to data, including crime statistics and trends, occurring in Edmonton. The type of reported incident occurrence can be filtered by date and neighborhood.
Truth and Reconciliation Dashboard
This dashboard details the Truth and Reconciliation Municipal Response Plan and shares the progress of our reconciliation journey. This plan is designed to adapt to the priorities of local Indigenous communities and is guided by four thematic pillars: awareness, addressing, resurgence and advocacy.
24/7 Crisis Diversion Dashboard
This platform is a community-driven reporting and analytics dashboard that supports the public and community partners to better understand how crisis diversion is operating within Edmonton.
Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (AAISA) Knowledge Hub
AAISA provides access to three data resources to locate more information on newcomer and immigrant services in Alberta: The Health of the Sector Survey (HOTS) dashboard, the Alberta Settlement Sector Survey dashboard, and the Client Service Delivery in Alberta: iCARE Settlement and RAP dashboard.
Centre for Suicide Prevention
The Centre for Suicide Prevention is an education centre based in Calgary, Alberta. They provide downloadable data detailing Alberta’s provincial suicide statistics broken down by region and age.
Homeward Trust Edmonton - Homelessness Data and Trends
Homeward Trust tracks Edmonton's homelessness data using key indicators such as cumulative housing placements, system inflow and outflow, annual point-in-time count estimates of persons experiencing homelessness, and shelter occupancy rates. Several core metrics are further broken down by demographic filters including age, gender, and Indigenous identity.
MMIWG2S+ and Unsafe Experiences Map
Safe Passage is a community-driven, trauma-informed, and survivor-centred initiative created by the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) that tracks ongoing safety concerns and cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, transgender, gender-diverse, and Two-Spirit people.
Poverty Vulnerability Map - Food Banks Canada
This map facilitates an understanding of geographic differences in poverty and the factors associated with it. Edmonton-based indicators include population; median household income; housing affordability; low-income measure; unemployment rate; Indigenous identity; visible minority; recent immigration; and food insecurity.
The Community Data Program
The City of Edmonton leads the local data consortium for the Community Data Program (CDP) across the Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area (CMA). To support local non-profits, researchers, and community partners, the City subsidizes approximately 80% of CDP membership fees, providing affordable access to specialized raw datasets, custom Statistics Canada cross-tabulations, and technical support. Open-access dashboards and neighbourhood-level demographic summaries are also available without CDP membership.
Alberta Economic Dashboard
This Government of Alberta platform acts as a centralized hub for current economic data and insights across the province. Key indicators include GDP, unemployment rates, investment data, housing starts, net migration, and regional metrics that users can compile into customized, live-updating dashboards
Interactive Health Data Application
This Government of Alberta data hub provides information in table format on health status and determinants of health of Albertans. Key indicators include chronic and infectious disease rates, healthcare costs and utilization, First Nations health, mental health, and maternal and child health.
Substance Use Surveillance System
This Government of Alberta tool provides up-to-date reporting on fentanyl and opioid prescribing, misuse, overdoses, and deaths in Alberta. Key indicators include Recovery Alberta ODP metrics and testing, acute drug-related deaths (by demographics, location, and polysubstance use), medical histories, hospital, emergency department, and EMS utilization, chronic pain and opioid prescriptions, community naloxone distribution, and supervised consumption data.
Accessibility Statistics Hub
A centralized repository designed to track progress on identifying, removing, and preventing accessibility barriers. Key Indicators include built environment accessibility, workplace accommodations, transportation access barriers, employment rates, and the utilization of assistive technologies.
Dimensions of Poverty Hub
This hub tracks regional and municipal progress on poverty reduction based on Canada's Official Poverty Line (the Market Basket Measure). Key Indicators include deep income poverty rates, core housing needs, food insecurity, and the percentage of youth not in employment, education, or training.
Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics Hub
This suite of interactive tools monitors social cohesion, discrimination, trust in public institutions, and community connection across diverse demographics. Users can filter metrics to the Edmonton CMA and disaggregate data by ethnocultural background, Indigenous identity, gender, and age.
Immigrants and Non-Permanent Residents Statistics
This hub brings together data, interactive tools, and reports detailing the social conditions and economic outcomes of immigrants and non-permanent residents. Key indicators include quarterly immigrant flows, median entry income, and data regarding housing use, education, and labor market participation.
Indigenous Peoples Statistics Hub
This portal aggregates demographic, social, and economic data specific to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit populations across Canada. Key indicators include language retention, educational attainment, employment rates, health outcomes, and housing conditions.
Municipal Quality of Life Dashboard
This tool visualizes Census data on quality of life indicators including poverty rates, core housing needs, and educational attainment. The dashboard also offers comparison views across Canadian cities.
Police-Reported Information Hub
This hub acts as a central repository for police-reported crime data across Canada. It provides interactive dashboards focusing on selected crime indicators, criminal violations, geographic crime comparisons, hate crimes and homicide in Canada.
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