Security and crime prevention: a territorial security assessment
The Local Council for Security and Crime Prevention (CLSPD) commissioned the French Forum for Urban Security (FFSU) to conduct a territorial security assessment. Present in the area from 23 to 25 February, the FFSU presented its final report, which will serve as a basis for the development of a new strategy led by the local authority, the State and the CLSPD's partners.
Over two days, elected officials and local government departments, representatives of the State, law enforcement agencies, the public prosecutor's office, neighbourhood councils and urban policy technicians exchanged their analyses to establish a shared understanding of the crime phenomena observed in Saint-Martin. Second Vice-President Bernadette Davis and Third Vice-President Dominique Louisy, who were present during these sessions, emphasised the importance of this step in continuing the work undertaken in recent months.
Three priority areas
The thematic workshops provided an opportunity to structure the discussion around issues identified as major for the territory, namely: school and domestic violence for the first workshop, homicides, attempted armed robberies and road safety for the second, and finally the prevention of reoffending, social reintegration and the fight against drugs and trafficking for the last. The aim is to go beyond simple statistical observations in order to define concrete operational priorities and strengthen coordination between institutional and associative actors. "The shared desire is to effectively strengthen the security of the territory, its inhabitants and visitors, with responses adapted to the local context, by mobilising institutional actors, driving forces and the various resources present in Saint-Martin," Dominique Louisy reminded us.
A plenary meeting on 5 March
The work undertaken will continue on Thursday 5 March, during the CLSPD plenary assembly to be held at the Collectivité. President Louis Mussington, who is also president of the CLSPD, will be joined by the Prefect of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin, the Public Prosecutor of Basse-Terre, the Vice-Rector, and all of the territory's institutional partners and key players. This meeting will provide an opportunity to take stock of crime in Saint-Martin, present the initiatives already undertaken, and lay the groundwork for the future "Territorial Strategy for Security and Crime Prevention," which is expected to be rolled out by next July.
