Undersøgelser foretaget af Eurobarometer, FN og enkelte medlemsstater viser konsekvent, at indbyggerne i byer overalt i Den Europæiske Union er meget bekymrede over kriminalitet og deres personlige sikkerhed.
Surveys undertaken either through Eurobarometer, the United Nations or in individual Member States consistently show the citizens are very worried about crime and their personal safety in cities throughout the European Union.