About Crime Free

Keep Illegal Activity Off Rental Property

Message from the Executive Director Dave Rowe

Welcome to the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program and the International Crime Free Association. As the newly appointed Executive Director, it is my privilege to have this opportunity to head our exciting Crime Free Family.

This incredible program, founded by Tim Zehring, Executive Director Emeritus, has done some amazing things for rental communities around the country and the world.

I am from Sioux Falls, South Dakota and have been involved in the Crime Free program since 1996. I have been a local Crime Free coordinator, state coordinator, and a national instructor since 1997. Locally, I have been supported through the Law Enforcement Training Section of the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI).

I have been Secretary of the Association Board since the International Crime Free Association was founded in 1998. Together with the other Board members and trainers, we have presented this program and trained thousands of people in the United States and Canada, as well as representatives of other countries. See A Brief History.

My goal is to continue to build and expand the Crime Free programs and offer more value for being an Association member. I encourage you to be involved in our Association; attend our annual conference; share this web site with your friends and co-workers; sign up to be active on our Yahoo Group message site; and spread the word about the awesome concept of the Crime Free Programs.

I look forward to working with all of you to make our program the best it can be. Keep in mind that we have trainers available to help you get your program started. Feel free to email me, at DaveInSiouxFalls@msn.com or contact any of the Association board members with ideas on how to improve our program. If you are not yet a member, I encourage you to join our membership. If you are already a member of the International Crime Free Association, thank you for your continued support.

About the Crime Free Association

The International Crime Free Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to those whose mission is related to the goal and purpose of the Crime Free Programs.

Our goal is to help any persons involved with all types of rental properties, by expanding their knowledge of the Crime Free Programs through training, networking, information sharing, and assistance with on-going and newly formed Crime Free Programs.

This Association is also dedicated to helping those who do not have a local or state Crime Free Association, but they are interested in starting one. This Association may also be able to help you with grant writing (to help make your program even more successful).

The International Crime Free Association is mostly comprised of police officers and other employees of law enforcement or other government agencies who are employed on a full-time basis to coordinate any one or a combination of the various Crime Free Programs.

How Is The Association Structured?

The Association is governed by a five member Board of Directors. Board members are appointed and serve at the will of the Executive Director. The outgoing Executive Director appoints the incoming Executive Director, with the approval of the Board of Directors.

Regional Associations

Regional Associations have their own Board of Directors who govern their regions separate from the International Association Board. However, both the Regional and International Association Boards maintain contact and work with each other.

Regular, Agency and Non-Profit Members of the International Crime Free Association elect Regional Board Members. Regional Board Members can only be elected to the region in which they serve in a Crime Free Programs capacity.

The Regional Board Members have the responsibility to nominate the Executive Director to the Non-Profit Members of the Crime Free Association. As investors, the Non-Profit Members appoint the Executive Director.

The Executive Director, appointed Officers, and elected Regional Board Members to oversee the International Crime Free Association.

Executive Officers - 2008 - 2009

• Executive Director: Dave Rowe
• Assistant Director: Denny Dobbins, Esq.
• Secretary: Asia Rothstein
• Treasurer: Becky Noel
• Member At Large: Kyle Eversole

Crime Free Conference - Kansas City, Missouri (June 29-July 1, 2009)

Links to our Associate Members