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Safety partnership

The state capital, the state of Baden-Württemberg and Stuttgart Police Headquarters work closely together in a security partnership.

All people, young and old, should feel comfortable in the public space and be able to spend their time in pleasant togetherness.

Better sense of security

Stuttgart is still one of the safest cities in Germany, but the feeling of safety is still very much compromised. A security partnership between the police and the city administration has been in place in the state capital of Stuttgart since 1997. The safety partnership was supplemented in 2020 with the “Experience Stuttgart safely” catalog of measures. The aim is to improve people’s sense of security, especially in the evening and at weekends, through a bundle of measures. All people, whether young or old, should feel comfortable in public spaces and be able to spend their time together in a pleasant atmosphere.

Safe Stuttgart

Stuttgart is still one of the safest cities in Germany, but the feeling of safety is still very much compromised. A security partnership between the police and the city administration has been in place in the state capital of Stuttgart since 1997. The safety partnership was supplemented in 2020 with the “Experience Stuttgart safely” catalog of measures. The aim is to improve people’s sense of security, especially in the evening and at weekends, through a bundle of measures. All people, whether young or old, should feel comfortable in public spaces and be able to spend their time together in a pleasant atmosphere.

Security survey

Objectively, Stuttgart is a safe city, but the subjective feeling of safety often does not match the purely statistical data. Many different factors influence the perceived safety.
For this reason, the state capital Stuttgart conducts safety surveys. In 2023, a total of 50,000 Stuttgart residents took part in the survey. The survey was carried out by Criminological Research Baden-Württemberg and the University of Heidelberg and is repeated every four years.

All information on the Stuttgart Safety Survey 2023 can be found here:  https://www.stuttgart.de/leben/sicherheit/kriminalpraevention/sicherheitsbefragung-stuttgart-2023.php (opens in a new tab)

Safety inspections

The Municipal Crime Prevention Department conducts exploratory walks in all 23 city districts.

As part of these walks, experts - the residents themselves - explore their district and assess both the security situation and their personal sense of security. Crime prevention specialists accompany these inspections and document the aspects addressed. The aim of this initiative is to improve the security situation and the feeling of security in the social environment based on the observations of the residents.

Clean Stuttgart

With the  “Clean Stuttgart” concept (opens in a new tab), the state capital has already done a lot in recent years to improve waste avoidance and disposal in public spaces. In addition, more toilets and more litter garbage cans are to be installed in other places and facilities that have proven to be the main points of public use, and cleaning is to be stepped up where necessary.

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