On Tuesday 14 June 2011, Council endorsed the Strategy for a Safer City 2011-13. This marks the fourth strategic framework which outlines priority outcomes for a safer municipality since the foundational Strategy for a Safer City was adopted in 1996.
The strategy supports the vision and key priority areas of Future Melbourne Plan, Council Plan 2009-13 and Melbourne’s Policy for the 24 Hour City. The strategy also works within a context of a range of Victorian state policies.
The strategy covers a broad range of issues including community safety, crime and violence prevention, intentional and unintentional injury prevention, drugs and alcohol harm minimisation and syringe management.
This strategic framework articulates how we will work towards to making our city safer. We aim to strengthen accountability; inspire action by all partners; and provide the rationale for decision making relating to city safety within the City of Melbourne. It also assists to identify partnership opportunities for working closely with the City of Melbourne.
The key issues as evidenced from research, numerous consultations, events and committee forums have been themed under three priority areas: People, Places and Partnerships. We have taken this approach because we believe focusing on these key themes allows us to develop clear actions for each.
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Strategy for a Safer City 2011–2013 (PDF, 389kb) 
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Implementation, monitoring and review
An annual implementation plan will be developed. The plan will include who will take this work forward as well as how we measure our progress. Outcomes and achievements of the strategy will be reported to the Future Melbourne Committee.
Contact
Senior Policy Officer City Safety
Community Safety and Wellbeing Branch
Council House 1, Level 3
03 9658 9910