At the start of the planning phase for the design and furnishing of the residential quarters, the local crime prevention/victim protection department advised the developer's working group, which included not only architects and local companies, but also future tenants. An important criterion for the future residents was burglary protection for the apartments, especially the first floor apartments. This was also intended to increase the residents' subjective sense of security.
Several meetings were held on site with architects and suitable builders.
In the end, measures recommended by the local specialists, such as burglar-resistant window and door elements of the appropriate resistance class, sufficient light sources, especially in areas that are difficult to see, and the avoidance of climbing aids on terraces and balconies, were implemented in full.
After completion of the new building, a final appraisal of the project took place.
The common goal of the police, housing associations and private owners must be to build apartments and houses more safely from the outset.