Security

Hopefully most of us will never encounter a situation whereby we will need the assistance of the emergency services. However, in case this becomes necessary, it is important to know how it [...]

For most of us, social media has become part of our daily lives. In 2019, there are some 2.4 billion Facebook users globally and 4.62 million in Portugal (source: Statista.com). Facebook has [...]

Two years ago I accompanied the GNR to the Strip in Albufeira to see the situation for myself. It was a Tuesday in August, at 3.30am in the morning. What I saw to my mind was not Portugal at all, [...]

Many of the enquiries we receive at Safe Communities Portugal seek information on how to report a crime, where to report it, whether they should report it, or how to obtain a police certificate [...]

The timing of this article, just two weeks before the critical fire period, may come as a surprise to some, but there is a good reason for doing so. Many people have conducted extensive burnings [...]

It has been some time since I covered the subject of cybercrime but, with some recent cases being referred to us at Safe Communities Portugal, now is a time for a reminder of how this can affect [...]

The annual crime statistics released by the government at the end of March showed that overall reported crime in the Algarve decreased slightly from 21,907 cases in 2017 to 21,680 last year (-1%) [...]

When people think of domestic abuse, they often focus on domestic violence. However, domestic abuse includes any attempt by one person in an intimate relationship or marriage to dominate and [...]

Resulting from the rural fires of 2017 and the findings of the subsequent reviews has been the introduction of an integrated and specialised model for the management of rural fires, known [...]

One of the reasons I formed Safe Communities Algarve in 2012 was to help improve communication between the authorities and the community. Another reason was to help bring about change – a change [...]