Designing Safer Communities

In a modern world, crime and vandalism are commonplace and the need to design buildings and their environments to reduce the potential for crime has become ever more critical. This book offers a set of best practice guidelines through accessible case studies and illustrations.

This guide is directed to Toronto-area planning and design professionals to help them to integrate personal safety into their designs for public spaces. The guide describes the process for planning and design of safer urban environments; factors that enhance safety and security in public spaces; and ways to improve or avoid problematic places in transportation, neighbourhoods and downtown, and in industrial areas, alleys and laneways and washrooms.