Most Anticipated Public Safety Challenges

This assessment has identified the most likely public safety issues/challenges that are anticipated, requiring the attention of the Windsor Police Service. These need to be recognized and acknowledged if any corresponding course of action is to be successful at establishing and maintaining safety, security, and general public order. In no particular order these are:

LOITERING

Loitering in general represents a fundamental root cause for elevated safety concerns and reduced perceptions of safety and comfort by all stakeholders – if permitted to occur. It therefore needs to be addressed properly as the site is redeveloped. The most likely risk for loitering to develop is if individuals are permitted to wander in behind to the back of the building, and possibly onto the adjacent residential property. Sustained loitering acts as a conduit to potentially more dangerous offenses and situations that impair safety and therefore needs to be prevented as much as possible.

TRAFFIC CONGESTION & RELATED ROADWAY SAFETY

With two vehicular access points available for the site, traffic safety issues are not anticipated to be problematic. However the popularity of the store could still impact things to some degree, requiring some enforcement activities from time to time, as necessary. Traffic safety is critical to maintain the functional operation along this busy stretch of Walker Road.

Summary of Police Incident Data at Sites Within the Immediate Area

An examination of police incident response data for the 3400 block of Walker Road where the subject store is to be located was examined. The data revealed the following:

YEAR	NUMBER OF POLICE CALLS: 3400 Block of Walker Road
2017	175
2018	160
2019	82
2020	16 (as of July 10th) – COVID Impacted
Yearly Average	135 police calls

PUBLIC SAFETY IMPACT ASSESSMENT – Proposed New Cannabis Retail Store