Adopted 2005
The Safer Christchurch Strategy was developed in 2005, the first community safety strategy for Christchurch. Reviewed in 2008, the Strategy aims to make Christchurch a safer place to live, work, play and learn by setting the strategic direction for the Safer Christchurch Interagency Group.
The Strategy focuses on three key areas – injury prevention, road safety and crime prevention – with the aim of making Christchurch the safest city in New Zealand. All initiatives under the Strategy have guided Christchurch in achieving accreditation in 2008 as an International Safe Community based on criteria developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The city must now strive to maintain this status with five-yearly reviews of its performance.
The four goals and objectives of the Safer Christchurch Strategy recognise all the contributions by community organisations and government agencies which contribute to community safety in Christchurch.
The Strategy will be regularly reviewed, to ensure the action plan for each goal reflects new and/or emerging issues that may be appropriate for consideration under the Strategy.
Bringing the community together
The Strategy is overseen by the Safer Christchurch Interagency Group, which comprises:
The member organisations of Safer Christchurch are bound by their own statements of intent and strategic directions, however terms of reference have been developed to shape the way the Safer Christchurch Interagency Group will work together.
