Construction Industry
Crime Prevention Program

Working to Stop Construction Crime!

     Law enforcement agencies are overwhelmed due to the amount of crime today.  The Construction Industry Crime Prevention Program, a unique non-profit organization formed in 1971 by contractors in Central California, has recognized this and has stepped forward.  Through the Construction Industry Crime Prevention Program (CICPP) along with industry members we are working toward the prevention and reduction of construction crime.

     The purpose of the CICP Program is to provide members with effective crime prevention tools such as employee education, site security options, and a large network of members and partners working toward the same goals.  Members of the CICPP network are active participants, see theft prevention as a value to their bottom line, and agree that a coordinated effort adds strength to their common purpose.

     Some of the ways that we accomplish this:

   Anonymous Tips Hotline / Reward Program

     Investigating officers and patrolmen know that for one reason or another, a great number of crimes are never reported.  The Construction Industry Crime Prevention Hotline provides incentive for citizens to get involved and report construction crime information.
This is How the Procedure Works... 

     This is the backbone of the program - and it works!  Locally we have paid out just over $8,000 in rewards with more that a million dollars in recoveries!  If there is an "arrest, restitution or recovery of theft or vandalism of tools, equipment, materials or property" -  belonging to a member company - a reward will be paid.

   FAX / E-mail "Hot List" Network

   CICPP has established a Fax/E-mail Network comprised of industry members, law enforcement, suppliers, scrap metal yards and builders exchanges throughout the state.  Within minutes of a reported loss to our office, literally hundreds of people within our industry and those protecting our industry are aware of the loss.

    We have modernized our theft reporting methods by adding a high-speed internet circuit.  This has enabled us to inform our members, and also provide law enforcement with instant information about a reported construction crime.

    Every year billions of dollars are lost as a result of construction theft.  Heavy equipment, hand tools, materials including copper wire have been stolen from construction sites and yards.

   CICPP wants you as our partner to help fight construction crime.  As a member, you can have a direct impact on this growing crime problem.  We are an established non-profit organization with a very specific mission - to fight construction crime.  Our existence is totally dependent on your active participation.  Make a difference in your industry! 

!!Become a CICPP member today!!

   CICPP and its partners believe that working together on this issue will take uf much farther than any one of us can go by working alone.  Won't you join us?

 "THEFT PREVENTION IS PROFIT PROTECTION!"