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Foothills County Policing and Enforcement 2026 Survey

Tell Us Your Policing Priorities for 2026

This survey asks for three things:
1) Your perception of policing services over the past year;
2) Your perception of public safety in Foothills County;
3) Your priorities for policing services in 2026
Feedback from the community is important to us. Your suggestions will help inform the Annual Plan for both policing and enforcement services in Foothills County.
We realize not everyone has the same definitions of what crime means, and we may have different experiences so please tell us what matters to you. As you will see in the questions, we have tried to provide some focus on issues such as traffic offences, property theft, break and enters and other types of crime.
Please focus your comments on 2026 and ideas or suggestions as to how we can keep Foothills County a safe community with a great quality of life for all.
This is an anonymous survey and all comments with any personal or identifying information will remain confidential. For more information, please view the privacy statement at the end of the survey.

1.Which Detachment area in Foothills County do you live in?
2.Thinking about the past year in Foothills County, please let us know your perception and of any changes (if any) that you may have observed about crime in your general community.
3.As a resident of Foothills County, how often do you worry about the following?
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
N/A
Property theft or damage
Having your home or business broken into or vandalized
Highway safety or traffic occurrences
Personal safety
4.Do you have specific concerns about any of the following in your area? Please check all that apply.
5.Thinking about the things you’ve listed in the questions above, please list three priorities you would like the police to focus on in 2026.
6.Foothills Enforcement Services employs Community Peace Officers. The officers are authorized to conduct enforcement of select provincial authorities, such as traffic enforcement, and bylaw enforcement. Thinking about the things you’ve listed in the questions above, please list three priorities you would like Foothills Enforcement Services to focus on in 2026.
7.Are you aware of the CAPTURE program operating in Foothills County?
If you were not aware, it is a voluntary surveillance camera registry program called CAPTURE (Community Assisted Policing Through the Use of Recorded Evidence) Residents and businesses who have video surveillance and are willing to share the video camera footage when requested, can sign up. The program aims to reduce the time an officer needs to search for and gather video evidence when conducting an investigation, and to evaluate the video footage that was uploaded before deciding to ask for a copy.

If you wish to get started, please visit www.foothillscapture.ca and create an account. From there you can enter your contact information and video cameras on the secure site, and your information is not available to the public. If an officer needs to contact you, they will do so by the information you have provided.
8.Are you currently registered with the CAPTURE program?
9.If you have had any interactions in the past 12 months with your local Detachment area police, please let us know about your experience(s). Think about any interactions at events, or instances where you’ve reported a situation, asked for help, or may have received a fine or a warning.
Very Satisfied
Satisfied
N/A or No Opinion
Somewhat Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
Officer was professional in carrying out their duty
Officer was respectful
Officer explained things to me in a calm and clear manner
Officer was friendly in greeting and demeanor
I felt satisfied with the interaction or response
Officer went above and beyond to help me
It is clear the Officer cares about our community
10.If you have had any interactions in the past 12 months with a Foothills Enforcement Services Peace Officer, please let us know about your experience(s). Think about any interactions at events, or instances where you’ve reported a situation, asked for help, or may have received a fine or a warning.
Very Satisfied
Satisfied
N/A or No Opinion
Somewhat Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
Officer was professional in carrying out their duty
Officer was respectful
Officer explained things to me in a calm and clear manner
Officer was friendly in greeting and demeanor
I felt satisfied with the interaction or response
Officer went above and beyond to help me
It is clear the Officer cares about our community
11.If you have been the victim of a crime in Foothills County in the past 12 months, please describe the situation. REMEMBER to not give any personal information in your response. If you do, be assured that your privacy is protected (see the statement at the end). Thank you for sharing as it helps us understand more about how we can work with Foothills County.
12.Are there any other concerns or suggestions you’d like to share?
13.Our Police care about the people in Foothills County and their actions often go unrecognized. If you have any positive feedback, or a thank you, please share here.
14.The RCMP and Foothills County is committed to providing survey respondents with a forum that respects your privacy. In anonymous surveys, we do not automatically gather any personal information from you such as your name, phone number, address or email. This information is only obtained if you supply it voluntarily in a comment field or by handwriting it on a paper form. Any personal information that is provided will only be used for the purpose for which it was collected, or for a consistent purpose. Further, we keep the information for only the length of time necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected. The collection of this information is authorized under Section 4 (c) of the Protection of Privacy Act (POPA). Under this Act, we are obligated to protect your personal information. Should you have any questions please visit: Protection of Privacy Act (POPA) on the Alberta.ca website.(Required.)
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