European Forum for Urban Safety

National Network
France
Address

38 rue Liancourt, Paris
75014 Paris
France

Telephone
+33 (0) 1 40 64 49 00
Fax
+33 (0) 1 40 64 49 10
E-Mail
johnston@urbansecurity.org
E-Mail (2)
judice@urbansecurity.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1987
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
General Information
The European Forul for Urban Safety is an European network of 300 local authorities established in 1987 in Barcelona, on the initiative of Gilbert Bonnemaison, former Mayor of Epinay-sur-Seine, and supported by the Council of Europe. Our network aims to strengthen crime reduction policies and to promote the role of local authorities in national and European policies. The European Forum has expert status in the field of crime prevention within the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the European Commission, and has established links with African cities such as Dakar, with the Agora in Argentina, and with the International Centre for the Prevention of Crime. In 1998, the EFUS received the UN-HABITAT Scroll of Honour Award.
Mission and Objectives

The European Forum serves as a think-tank and a place for dialogue and discussion. It provides opportunities for the exchange of positive experiences, on the basis of inter-city cooperation. This helps to stimulate and orient policies at a local, national and community level, in the areas of prevention of urban insecurity and crime management.
The Forum is led by an Executive Committee of 21 cities, elected annually by the member cities of the Forum.

Main Projects / Activities

The EFUS works on all major issues in urban safety and security and builds up links between European local authorities through practices, information exchanges, cooperation and training.
The Forum also builds up links between local authorities and the national, European and international levels.

Contact (1) Full Name
Elizabeth Johnston
Head of the organisation
MICHEL MARCUS
Contact (2) Full Name
Joana Judice