1. General Information:
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 590,497 (June 2008) while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million (2008). The city lies at the centre of a heavily populated area, circled by a ring of smaller towns. This inner urban area called Stuttgart Region has a population of 2.7 million making ‘greater Stuttgart’ the fourth biggest city region in Germany. Stuttgart is spread across a variety of hills, valleys and parks – unusual for German cities and often a cause of surprise to visitors who primarily associate the city with its industrial reputation as the ‘Cradle of the automobile’.
Population: 590.000
Location: Germany
Website of the crime prevention service
Twinned with:
- St Helens (England, United Kingdom),
- Cardiff (Wales, United Kingdom),
- St.Louis (Missouri, USA),
- Strasbourg (France),
- Mumbai (India)
- Menzel Brouguiba (Tunesia),
- Cairo (Egypt),
- Lodz (Poland),
- Brno (Czech Republic),
- Samara (Russian Federation);
- furthermore Stuttgart is engaged in city friendships with Ogaki (Japan), Nanjing (Peoples Republic of China), Shavei Zion (Israel)
2. The city in our network:
The city and Efus:
Member since: 2008
Member of the Executive Committee since: 2008
Participated in:
- Partner AUDITS project: Methodological tools for drafting local security policies in Europe, 2013-2015
- French-German Seminar on local integrated policies in the subject of drugs, September 2007
- “Democracy, Cities and Drugs II” Project, 2008-2010
- Host of the Meeting of the Executive Committee February 2009
- “Safer Drinking Scenes” Project, 2009-2012
Attended:
- International Conference “Security, Democracy and Cities: the Futur of prevention”, Aubervilliers & Saint Denis, December 2012
- General Assembly, Brussels, Belgium, 7th June 2012
3. Project Files (Best Practice):
4. Further information:
- Interview with Dr. Martin Schairer, Vice-Mayor in charge of Justice, Safety and Public Order in the city of Stuttgart
- Brochure on Stuttgart’s Partnership for Safety and Security
- Brochure on Stuttgart Safety Survey and the feeling of Safety
