'This report presents the results of the 2017-18 Evaluation of the National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS). The NCPS is the framework for crime prevention initiatives in Canada. Under the NCPS, Public Safety administers four funding programs, and is focused on implementing evidence-based models in the Canadian context. Covering the five-year fiscal period from 2012-13 to 2016-17, the evaluation addressed both operational and strategic parts of the Strategy, including the four funding programs. The evaluation assessed the Strategy’s relevance and the performance, taking into account the organizational changes within Public Safety during the time period under review'--Executive summary, p. ii.