The NCPC is a catalyst, advisor and partner to mobilise the support of groups, organisations and individuals from the community to work closely with the Police to prevent crime. Specifically the objectives of the council are:

Since its inception in 1981, the Council had actively engaged the public through the organisation of crime prevention activities. Working closely with the Singapore Police Force, the Council holds the annual festive seasons crime prevention campaigns; as well as regular exhibitions and talks on crime prevention.

Various crime prevention projects initiated by the Council have been implemented within various quarters: such as the inclusion of the Hotel Security Award and Audit Scheme and the Construction Worksite Audit Scheme to boost security in hotels and worksites respectively. Others include the Delta League programme that aims to keep youths from committing crimes by getting them to do something that they like - play football.

The NCPC also provides financial support for the very popular Crime Watch TV programme, which has continued to enjoy high viewership throughout the years. The NCPC has forged close alliances with various professional, social and trade organisations to tackle the problem of crime, such as the Singapore Contractors Association Limited and the Singapore Hotel Association. In addition, various sub-committees have been formed under the NCPC to address problems of security in various areas; they are the Current Crime Committee, Community Engagement Committee, Commercial Sector Committee, Public Communications Committee and Fundraising Committee.

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star unit: well trained and equipped unit to apprehend armed criminals and conduct hostage rescue operations on land and at sea

K-9 Unit has dogs trained specifically for explosive detection, drug detection, guard duties and anti-crime operations

cnu: achieve peaceful resolutions through negotiation

swtt: special unit of woman officers trained in specialised public order skills

unpkf: specially trained officers to perform policing duties in overseas peacekeeping missions

PTU
- responsible for a broad range of public order tasking, from dealing with civil disturbances to quelling violent riots

STAR unit
- provides the SPF with the highest level of tactical armed-response capability. It is an elite, well trained and equipped unit to apprehend armed criminals and conduct hostage rescue operations on land and at sea

Police K-9 unit
- has dogs trained specifically for explosive detection, drug detection, guard duties and anti-crime operations

CNU
- comprises police officers and psychologists, who are all secondary appointment holders in the SPF performing their duties as negotiators over and above their primary duties. 

SWTT
- unit made up of women from various land divisions and specialist departments who hold their secondary appointments concurrently with their main duties in the SPF. 

UNPKF
-was set up under the SOC to provide SPF with the capability to deploy specially trained officers to perform policing duties in overseas peacekeeping missions.