Bezpieczeństwo ludzi i mienia w Poznaniu
Safety of people and property in Poznań

Summary/Abstract: Securing safety and public order is one of the tasks of public authority that has a very long tradition. This may be due to the fact that safety is one of the fundamental human needs which greatly affects people’s quality of life. That is why the authority in question takes many measures intended to protect society and individuals as well as their property against threats posed by violent acts of people and violent natural forces by setting up such services as the police, the fire brigade, emergency medical teams, city guards, etc. (Bolesta 1983, s. 236, Olejniczak-Szałowska 2009). The feeling of safety of a town’s inhabitants and a low crime rate are indicative of the town’s high level of civilisational and cultural development, but they also make it attractive as a place of residence for both, current and future inhabitants as well as potential investors. The aim of this paper is to establish to what extent the level of safety of people and their property determines the quality of life of an urban population. A short analysis will also be made of the level of safety of Poznañ residents and changes that have taken place in this respect since the early 1990s.

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