World Urban Campaign : A SAFE AND HEALTHY CITY

Urban crime and violence are today at the top of the agenda for those committed to sustainable urban development. Local governments and their partners are now taking up the challenge of urban safety and security, aware of the fact that the way we plan and design our cities have significant implications for how safe they are in the future. A safe city means promoting sustainable development through inclusive bottom up planning, management and governance of urban areas.

WHAT WORLD URBAN CAMPAIGN PARTNERS DO TOWARDS A SAFE AND HEALTHY CITY

Good Practices

Learn here about good practices and actions towards a safe and healthy city.

Enabling Legislation

Learn here about legislation towards a safe and healthy city.

Tools and Methods

Learn here about tools and methods that enable urban policy-makers and practitioners to better plan, build, manage and measure impacts towards a safe and healthy city.

Good Policies

Learn here about good policies that have shown successful results at the national, regional and city levels and enabled decision-makers to tackle urban challenges and deliver positive change to citizens towards a safe and healthy city.

Crime does not happen spontaneously. It grows out of an unequal and exclusive society and out of a lack of institutional and social control
Based on UN surveys, crime rates at both the global and regional levels have increased steadily over the period 1980 – 2000 rising about 30 per cent from 2,300 to over 3,000 crimes per 100,000 people.
While the rates of personal crime vary significantly within regions and countries, It is estimated that 60% of urban dwellers in developing countries have been crime victims, with rates of 70 per cent in parts of Latin America and Africa (UN-Habitat)
Globally, women are significantly more likely than men to be victims of domestic violence.
Violence makes up at least 25 to 30 per cent of urban crime and women, especially in developing countries, are twice as likely as men to be victims of violent aggression, including domestic violence (UN-Habitat)

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