AR 190-32 — Army Crime Prevention Program
AR 190-32 governs the Department of the Army Crime Prevention Program and active, relevant crime prevention efforts at all organizational levels.
- Publication number: AR 190-32
- Title: ARMY CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM
- Date: 04/15/2026
- Proponent: PMG
- Status: ACTIVE
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It covers preventive policing, crime prevention strategies and programs, performance metrics, crime costs, enabling functions, and internal control evaluation. It requires installations to establish crime prevention governance processes and coordinate with stakeholders, including civilian law enforcement agencies.
Applies to: It applies to establishing, implementing, maintaining, and evaluating active and relevant crime prevention efforts at all organizational levels.
Topics covered
- Preventive policing model
- Crime prevention strategies
- Crime prevention governance
- Performance metrics
- Cost of crime
- Enabling functional roles
- Internal control evaluation
Questions and answers
What types of crime prevention strategies and programs does AR 190-32 recognize?
Crime prevention strategies and programs are categorized as primary, secondary, and tertiary. (paragraph 4-2)
What is the purpose of primary crime prevention strategies and programs?
Primary crime prevention strategies and programs are intended to decrease the onset of criminal behavior and change underlying crime-conducive conditions in units and communities to prevent harm to people and property. (paragraph 4-2)
What must military police coordinate to control, reduce, and prevent crime?
MP will coordinate and collaborate with stakeholders to design and implement primary, secondary, and tertiary crime prevention strategies and programs to control, reduce, and prevent crime and criminality in units and communities. (paragraph 4-2)
What crime prevention governance process must each installation establish?
Each installation will establish a crime prevention governance process to ensure installation crime prevention efforts and activities are consistent with this policy, goals, objectives, and metrics. (paragraph 5-1)
How are police operations and investigations assessed under the Army Preventive Policing Model?
MP will utilize the metrics in appendix B to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of their police operations and investigations. (paragraph 2-6)