CCI · Project

Practical Toolkits That Help Police and Cities Reduce Petty Crime Impact

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Imagine your city has a problem with pickpocketing, vandalism, and street crime — the kind of stuff that makes people avoid certain neighborhoods. A team of police agencies, universities, and designers across 7 European countries built four practical toolkits to tackle this: one predicts where crime will happen, another improves how police work with communities, a third redesigns streets and public spaces to discourage crime, and the last one measures how safe people actually feel. All four were tested in real police operations, not just in a lab.

By the numbers

operational toolkits developed

demonstrated tool components

total project deliverables

consortium partners

countries involved in development and testing

The business problem

What needed solving

Petty crime — pickpocketing, vandalism, street theft — erodes quality of life, drives people away from city centers, and costs municipalities and businesses heavily in both direct losses and reduced economic activity. Police forces lack practical, evidence-based tools that go beyond reactive policing, and cities struggle to measure whether their safety investments actually make residents feel safer.

The solution

What was built

Four operational toolkits demonstrated in real law enforcement settings: predictive policing tools, community policing tools, crime prevention through urban design tools, and citizen insecurity measurement tools. The project delivered 8 demonstrated tool components (PIM Toolkit series with LKA, INT, CML, GMP, PJP, NPN tools) plus 66 total deliverables including integration support materials.

Audience

Who needs this

Smart city and public safety software companies looking for validated algorithms and methodsUrban planning firms advising municipalities on crime-resistant designSecurity consulting firms serving local governments and police forcesMunicipal safety departments seeking evidence-based crime prevention approachesInsurance companies wanting to assess and reduce urban crime risk in their portfolios

Business applications

Who can put this to work

Urban Security Technology

mid-size

Target: Companies developing smart city or public safety software platforms

If you are a smart city technology provider dealing with demand for evidence-based crime prevention tools — this project developed 4 operational toolkits covering predictive policing, community policing, urban design for safety, and citizen insecurity measurement. These were demonstrated in real law enforcement settings across 7 countries with 12 partner organizations. Integrating these toolkits into your platform could differentiate your offering with field-tested, EU-validated methods.

Urban Planning & Architecture

any

Target: Architecture firms and urban planning consultancies working on safe city design

If you are an urban planning firm struggling to justify crime prevention through environmental design to municipal clients — this project built a dedicated toolkit (PIM Toolkit 3) for crime prevention through urban design and planning. It was developed with direct input from law enforcement end-users and demonstrated in operational settings. This gives your proposals concrete, tested methodology backed by a 12-partner European consortium.

Security Consulting

SME

Target: Consulting firms advising municipalities and police forces on public safety strategy

If you are a security consultancy advising local governments on how to reduce petty crime — this project produced 4 toolkits with 8 demonstrated tool components and 66 total deliverables, all designed for practical adoption by law enforcement agencies. The tools cover the full cycle from prediction to community engagement to measuring citizens' sense of safety. These are ready-made, evidence-based solutions you can embed into your advisory services.

Frequently asked

Quick answers

What would it cost to license or adopt these toolkits?

Based on available project data, the toolkits were developed as public-good outputs of an EU-funded Research and Innovation Action. Specific licensing costs or pricing models are not detailed in the project data. Contact the University of Salford coordinator to discuss access terms and potential licensing arrangements.

Can these tools scale to a large city or national police force?

The toolkits were designed specifically for law enforcement agencies and demonstrated in operational settings across 7 countries with 12 consortium partners. The project explicitly aimed for 'wider EU adoption' and developed materials to support integration into LEA operations. Scaling would depend on local adaptation, but the multi-country validation suggests broad applicability.

Who owns the intellectual property for these toolkits?

As an EU-funded RIA project, IP is typically retained by the consortium partners who created each deliverable. The University of Salford coordinated the project. Specific IP and licensing terms for the 4 toolkits and their 8 demonstrated tool components should be discussed directly with the coordinator.

Have these tools been tested in real police operations?

Yes. The project objective explicitly states all toolkits were demonstrated in operational settings to assess performance. There are 8 demo-type deliverables covering the various PIM Toolkit tools (LKA, INT, CML, GMP, PJP, NPN), confirming hands-on testing beyond laboratory conditions.

How long would it take to implement these in our organization?

Based on available project data, the project developed integration support materials alongside the toolkits to foster wider implementation. The 4 toolkits cover different areas — predictive policing, community policing, urban design, and insecurity measurement — so implementation timeline would depend on which toolkit you adopt and your current operational setup.

Does this comply with data protection and human rights regulations?

The project explicitly built in consideration of ethical, legal and social issues throughout all research and innovation activities. The objective states that toolkits were designed to promote safe cities 'without compromising fundamental human rights.' EuroSciVoc classification includes human rights as a core theme.

Consortium

Who built it

The CCI consortium brings together 12 partners from 7 countries (DE, EE, ES, FR, NL, PT, UK), giving the toolkits a genuinely pan-European validation. The mix is practice-heavy: 8 of 12 partners are classified as 'other' — likely law enforcement agencies and public bodies who served as both developers and end-users. Only 2 are industry partners (2 SMEs, 17% industry ratio), which means commercialization muscle is limited but end-user credibility is strong. The University of Salford coordinates, and a second university rounds out the academic input. For a business looking to adopt or distribute these tools, the consortium's strength is operational credibility with police forces; its gap is a clear commercial exploitation partner.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SALFORDCoordinator · UK
DEPARTAMENT D'INTERIOR I SEGURETAT PUBLICA - GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYAparticipant · ES
GLOBAZ, S.A.participant · PT
FORUM EUROPEEN POUR LA SECURITE URBAINEparticipant · FR
Politsei- ja Piirivalveametparticipant · EE
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGENparticipant · NL
CAMARA MUNICIPAL DE LISBOAparticipant · PT
Netherlands Policeparticipant · NL

How to reach the team

The University of Salford (UK) coordinated CCI. Use Google AI Search to find the project lead's contact details via the university's research pages.

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Next steps

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