Kommunale Kriminalprävention

This study provides findings on the frequently asked question of to what extent municipal crime prevention can contribute to improving people's sense of security and to reducing crime. To this end, the scope, content and development of municipal crime prevention work were surveyed retrospectively in ten cities over a period of 20 years. It was therefore possible to identify the performance profiles of prevention measures for specific groups of cities. Regression analyses indicate that reducing crime and fear of crime depends on the design of municipal prevention work, which results in specific control options for security-oriented municipalities.