Reducing Urban Crime and Violence; Summary of the Global Report on Human Settlements 2007 (Volume 1)

This publication, which focuses on crime and violence, is the first of three volumes of the Abridged Edition of the Global Report 2007.

The main purpose of this volume is to present, in summary form, the main findings of the Global Report 2007 on crime and violence and, on the basis of this, to suggest policy directions for reducing crime and violence within urban settlements.