Security and crime prevention in cities: setting up a European observatory
- Author(s):
- Parliamentary Assembly
- Origin
- Assembly debate on 24 September 2001 (25th Sitting) (see Doc. 9173Doc. 9173, report of the Committee on the Environment and Agriculture, rapporteur: Mr Bockel). Text adopted by the Assembly on 24 September 2001 (25th Sitting).
- Thesaurus
1. The Parliamentary Assembly is deeply concerned about the increase in violence and delinquency in many cities, and about the growing feeling of insecurity among residents.
2. In view of the many causes of this situation, it is essential to develop concerted action involving all the stakeholders concerned: governments, local and regional authorities, the police, the courts, social services, civil society, etc.
3. Furthermore, the Assembly is convinced of the importance of undertaking and developing action at European level to make optimum use of the knowledge, experience and skills of each sector.
4. Believing that it has a duty to help find solutions to this problem, the Assembly instructs its Committee on the Environment and Agriculture, responsible for questions pertaining to local authorities:
4.1 to organise a European conference bringing together the main stakeholders concerned by urban insecurity in member states.
4.2 to report to it as promptly as possible on the results of the conference.
