Geographic deployment of resources and collaboration with citizens are basic requirements of proactive community policing.

Familiarity with the community is essential to understanding the needs and opportunities of the patrolled area.

The EPS has adopted 14 initiatives to help meet its target to reduce crime and victimization.

They include:

• Geographic deployment of patrol officers 
• Beat officer program review
• Neighbourhood Empowerment Teams (NET)
• Integrated Corridor Safety Program
• Strategic Traffic Enforcement Plan (STEP)
• Operation 24
• Curb the Danger 
• Check Stop
• Excessive Noise from Vehicles 
• Gang and drug enforcement 
• Crime-Free Multi-Housing program 
• Sexual assault investigations 
• Police and Crisis Team (PACT)
• Violence Reduction Strategy