Welcome! You’ve found the new digital home of Safer Communities Scotland (SC Scotland).   For a long time, we’ve…

We are pleased to publish our latest report, the findings of our Antisocial Behaviour Strategy Review of Local Authorities in…

Marches, Parades and Protests Forums 2025 Supporting Scotland’s Community Safety Practitioners In 2025, the Scottish Community Safety Network (SCSN) partnered…

SCSN Team: Looking Back at 2025, Looking Forward to 2026 As we closed out 2025 and headed into the festive…

SCSN Lunchtime Learning | Football-Related Antisocial Behaviour Key learnings / summary   The Challenge From January 2025, South Ayrshire experienced…

AI and Community Safety: Speculations on prospective risks and challenges By Dr Shane Horgan, Associate Professor of Criminology,  Edinburgh Napier…

The Scottish Government intends to cease funding for SCSN from April 2026. This presents significant challenges for our organisation and…

The Cardiff Model for Violence Prevention Thank you to everyone who attended our session with Professor Jonathan Shepherd (founder of…

Summary of the webinar Session focus Explored youth culture, violence prevention, and hope through the lens of the Young Warriors…

Summary of key learnings Session focus Explored preventative approaches to knife awareness, with an emphasis on early intervention, lived experience,…