As part of government's priority to build strong communities, the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act (SCAN) allows Albertans to take back their neighbourhoods by reporting problem residences and buildings. SCAN will improve community safety by targeting properties used for illegal activities such as drugs, gangs, and prostitution. It will also hold property owners accountable for what takes place on their property.

If there's a suspicious property in your neighborhood, do not investigate it yourself or approach the occupants. Please call our Alberta Sheriffs SCAN teams immediately, toll free at 1-866-960-SCAN (7226). We have two SCAN teams. A northern SCAN team based out of Edmonton and a southern team based out of Calgary.

To help us better serve Albertans, a SCAN complaint form is also available. Simply fill in the form with your concerns about illegal activities taking place on properties in your neighbourhood and submit it. A member of the SCAN team will contact you about your request

The Safer Communities and Neighbourhood Act, which was a key recommendation from the Safer Communities and Crime Reduction Task Force, promotes community safety by cleaning up properties that:

- negatively affect the health, safety or security of one or more
persons in a neighbourhood; and/or
- interfere with the peaceful enjoyment of one or more
properties in a community or neighbourhood.