Safety issues unaddressed can create a climate giving riseand increasing the general fear of crime. These issues canhave an effect on business and future investment in an area.The SecurCity set out to address some of the issues aroundthe theme of crime prevention. This network undertook aseries of 10 working groups and carried out field visits,developed case studies and experience data sheets. Thenetwork operated around 5 sub themes: 1. Youth Crime>Multi-agency approach on youth crime>Empowerment of Young People>Involvement of local community in programmes for youngoffenders>The safe(r) school2. Commercial Investment in a Public setting>Improve safety situation in areas of high crime to make itmore attractive for the retail and business to stay>To encourage retail and business communities to locateand stay in areas of high crime and lack of security3. Drugs and Insecurity>To identify and to reduce the number of criminal and antisocialoffences committed by drugs and alcohol misusers>To understand the linkages between drugs misuse,homelessness and crime>To review and share good practice of partner cities>To develop a common framework from the experiencesgained4. Citizen Participation>Promoting the fact that recorded crime levels are falling>To encourage citizen participation to ensure improvementin the safety and security>To foster community engagement>Establish mechanisms to ensure policy and programmesrespond to identified need5. Fear of Crime>Reduce the perception of crime – cleaning the streets,removing litter and graffiti>Build up civic pride and start to get people involved>To find factors influencing Fear of Crime, because onlyfocusing on Environmental issues does not significantlyimprove feelings of unsafety>Try to counteract the negative impact of media. Andcommunicate in direct with the residents Achievements: Please refer to the 'Description' field, which also includes the achievements of this project.