SCAN is the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods unit. Making Communities safer by using civil legislation to target residential and commercial problem properties in rural and Urban Alberta where specific illegal activity is occurring regularly.- drug trafficking, prostitution and gang related crime included.
Reporting suspicious properties through SCAN:
- improves community safety
- empowers citizens
- targets properties, not individuals
- holds property owners accountable for activities on their properties
Signs of illegal activity
If a property is being used for illegal activity you may notice some common signs.
Seeing one of these signs doesn’t always mean illegal activity is going on, but if they happen often or together, a problem may exist.
Some common signs of illegal activity include:
- frequent visitors at all times of the day and night
- frequent late night activity
- extensive home security
- residents that are rarely seen, distant or secretive
- windows blackened or curtains always drawn
- neglected property and yard
- people repeatedly visiting the property who only go to the door for a short time
- residents who regularly meet vehicles near the property for a short time
- strange odours coming from the house or garbage
- garbage that contains numerous bottles and containers, particularly chemical containers
- putting garbage in a neighbour's collection area
If there’s a suspicious property in your neighbourhood, don’t investigate it or approach its residents. You can safely and confidentially report a suspicious property through SCAN.
Make a report
To confidentially report a suspicious property, contact SCAN toll-free at 1-866-960-SCAN
