Safety and its opposite, fear of crime, are two important and central issues in crime prevention efforts. Recent years have brought a significant increase in the number of studies...
In Denmark, between 360 and 475 rapes are reported annually. In addition to this are the unreported figures. Annually, it is estimated that about 2600 more incidents of rape or...
Hungary’s criminal policy endeavours to strengthen security, law and order, to reduce crime, mitigate the negative impact of committed offences and to provide protection for...
Safety from crime is an important part of the overall safe society definition. In Lithuania the term "feeling of safety" is more common than the term "fear of crime". It combines...
Sexual crime constitute a small part of all reported crimes, but by their nature as well as other violent crimes they are very dangerous, create the atmosphere of fear, insecurity...
Vehicle crime was quite significant problem in Lithuania during years 1999-2004. Since that period a number of crimes have been constantly decreasing. The policy aimed to tackle...
VEHICLE CRIME Criminality of car stealing after 1989 has become the focus of attention not only of the police, criminologists and investigators, but also the entire society and...
Public perceptions of safety reflects the individual’s view of aspects of the environment coupled with, or in addition to, issues of perceived, or actual signs or events, of...
To face the high level of road accidents in Portugal the National Plan for the Prevention of Road Accidents (NPPRA) was approved in 2003. The Plan established the general aim of...