Keeping crowds safe over the holiday season

Drawing big crowds in open public spaces, Christmas markets pose a tricky security challenge for local authorities. The same goes for New Year's Eve and other holiday season festivities.

How to ensure people are safe and free to roam without generating anxiety through heavy policing or surveillance?

Many members of the European Forum for Urban Security are busy doing just that this month, working in partnership with local and national police forces, emergency services, civil society and private partners such as transport companies, SMEs and businesses. 

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