WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) believes that community safety is everybody’s responsibility and crime prevention is everyone’s business; and

WHEREAS, in the interest of sustaining the quality of life in communities worldwide, the IACP recognizes that the prevention of crime is fundamental to a free and safe society; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the IACP reaffirms the motto, “Community safety is everybody’s responsibility and crime prevention is everyone’s business.”