Join Us at the 3rd Annual US CPTED Association Conference!

Elevate your expertise in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) at our 2025 conference, where professionals from across the country will gather for three days of cutting-edge insights, collaboration, and networking. Hosted at San Diego State University’s Fletcher Family Ball Room, this year’s event offers the perfect mix of academic rigor and scenic beauty. Don’t miss your chance to connect with leading CPTED practitioners, enhance your skills, and experience everything San Diego has to offer.

Celebrate Excellence in CPTED!

The US CPTED Association Awards 2024 recognize individuals, projects, and organizations that have made significant contributions to Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). These awards honor innovation, leadership, and impact in advancing community safety and crime reduction. Whether you’re nominating a colleague, a project, or an organization, your submissions help highlight the incredible work being done in the field. Click below to learn more about the categories and how to submit your nominations!

We Value Your Feedback!

Help shape the future of the US CPTED Association by participating in our member survey. Your insights are essential in enhancing our programs and services to better serve our community and advance the practice of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). Whether you’re a longtime member or new to the association, we want to hear from you. Your feedback will help us improve training, events, and resources to better meet the needs of our members and the broader CPTED community. Click below to share your thoughts!

Welcome to the US CPTED Association

The US CPTED Association is a national network that supports Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Practitioners that utilize CPTED concepts to design safe and sustainable communities. CPTED is a multidisciplinary approach that supports elements from urban and architectural design, placemaking, tactical urbanism, community engagement, and security & safety. By combining strategies from these programs, it allows the  Practitioner the opportunity to successfully apply them in a variety of settings. The CPTED premise is “the proper design and effective use of the built environment can lead to a reduction in incidents and fear of crime and improvement in quality of life.”

CPTED Practitioners now more than ever have an opportunity to shape and design communities. With support from the US CPTED Association, you now have a platform to share information and network with other practitioners in the United States. We promote change that not only creates safe and sustainable communities today but for the future. Including CPTED strategies as part of the process ensures a sustainable long-term program with the flexibility to adapt to a communities needs that will influence the next generation of CPTED Practitioners.

The goal of the United States CPTED Association is to provide the foundation and support network to formally apply CPTED at the local and national levels. Through education, networking, and collaboration, this goal is achievable with your support.

Join the nationwide effort to establish CPTED design standards and programs. Our collective voices can make a difference! Join today.

The United States CPTED Association will offer webinars, workshops, and an annual conference presented by members for CPTED professionals. All US CPTED Association members will have an opportunity to submit topic proposals to present. A listing of event topics and times will be posted on the event registration page in advance. All events will include topics that relate to the application of CPTED.

US CPTED Association Mission

The mission of the US CPTED Association is to connect with CPTED Practitioners throughout the United States in order to share ideas and information and to promote Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design principles to reduce opportunities for crime, empower communities, and improve quality of life for all individuals.

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