1. General Information :
Historically, Lyon is an industrial city and it is now home to many petrochemical industries situated along the river Rhône in the area called “le couloir de la chimie”. After the textile industries shut down and moved on, Lyon has gradually focused on high technology industries, such as pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, alongside Grenoble. Lyon is also the second largest student city in France with four universities (Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lumière Lyon 2, Jean Moulin Lyon 3 and l’Université Catholique de Lyon) as well as many engineering schools and grandes écoles. The city boasts an important architectural heritage ranging from the Roman era to the Renaissance and the 20th century; hence Lyon is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lyon is the third largest commune in France with a population of 474 946 inhabitants. Lyon is located in the third largest urban unit and the second largest urban area in France. The city is part of the second largest urban region in France, that of Rhône et Alpes, which has 4 808 976 inhabitants. The city of Lyon is the prefecture of the Rhône-Alpes department and draws visitors from France and Europe. It has benefited from a population influx over the last two decades.
Population: 474 946 inhabitants
Location: France
Prevention & Safety: Local Safety Contract signed in 1998, renewed in 2008
Twinned with: Birmingham (United Kingdom), Frankfurt (Germany), Milan(Italy), Lafayette (US), Saint-Louis (US), Beersheba (Israel) and Guangzhou (China)
2. The City in our Network :
The City and Efus
Member since 1993
Participated in:
- Efus international conference, Security, Democracy and Cities: The future of prevention, 2012
- Partner of the Secucities project “Citizens, Cities and Video-surveillance“, 2009-2010
- Partner of the Secucities project “Women Trafficked for Sexual Exploitation and Cross-border Cooperation“, 2001-2006
Attended:
- Conference “Is a gender-specific approach appropriate for urban security?“, 30 September and 1 October 1999
- Conference “A Stadium in the City, a City in the Stadium“, 4-5 June 1999
The City and the National Forum (FFSU)
Member of the Executive Committee from 1999-2005 and since 2014
Participated in:
- “The city, the night”: nighttime observation and working group meeting in Lyon, 2014
- Working group, “Local authorities-Justice”, 2014
- Working group, “Prevention of reoffending”, 2010
- Working group, “Binge Drinking“, FFSU, 2007-2009
Attendance:
- Final conference of the “Safer Drinking Scenes” project, Nantes, 2013
- Conference “Children and adolescents: are they all minors?” concerning the review of the Juvenile Justice System, FFSU, 10 February 2009
- Conference “12 hours for crime prevention” concerning the definition of crime prevention in France, FFSU, 18 October 2005
- Information meeting “Local survey programme of victimisation”, FFSU, 2005
3. Project Files (Best practice forms) :
- College of Ethics on the Video-surveillance of Public Places, city of Lyon, 2005
- Youth in Employment: Operation “Free Kick”, Lyon, 1998
- Sports activities organisations “Our neighbourhood: A cross-section view”, Lyon, 1997
- AMIS Officers, Urban Community of Lyon, 1994
4. Further Information :
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