Crime prevention entails all efforts designed to create safer communities through the control and reduction of crime by addressing the causes of crime and reducing the opportunities of crime. The overall accountability rating for this information classification is Low.
Confidentiality level = Low
The confidentiality impact level is the effect of unauthorized disclosure of crime prevention information on the ability of responsible agencies to create safer communities through the control and reduction of crime by addressing the causes of crime and reducing the opportunities of crime. Generally, the unauthorized disclosure of crime prevention information will have only a limited adverse effect on agency operations, assets, or individuals.
Known mitigating factors toward changing the confidentiality level
In a few cases, details of crime prevention programs are sensitive (e.g., location of actively monitored surveillance cameras where only a fraction of camera feeds are monitored). In such cases, unauthorized disclosure of crime prevention information might have a serious adverse effect on crime prevention operations by eliminating uncertainty regarding surveillance patterns. Therefore, the confidentiality impact might be moderate.
Integrity level = Low
The integrity impact level is based on the specific mission and the data supporting that mission, not on the time required to detect the modification or destruction of information. Crime prevention activities are not generally time-critical. In most cases, the adverse effects of unauthorized modification or destruction of crime prevention information on agency mission functions and/or public confidence in the agency would be limited.
Availability level = Low
The availability impact level is based on the specific mission and the data supporting that mission, not on the time required to reestablish access to crime prevention information. Most crime prevention processes are tolerant of delay. In most cases, disruption of access to crime prevention information can be expected to have only a limited adverse effect on agency operations, agency assets, or individuals.
Known mitigating factors toward changing the availability level
In exceptional cases (e.g., orders associated with deployment of officers to provide a crime-discouraging presence in developing threat situations), loss of availability of information can have a serious adverse effect on crime prevention operations. In such cases, the availability impact might be moderate.