Abstract
Whilst security issues have once again invaded the political and media agenda these past months, with Brussels being described as a dangerous city, we are forced to recognise that very little attention has been given to the tools which allow a rational evaluation of the situation experienced by the inhabitants of Brussels. The present article consists in a partial analysis of one of these tools, namely the latest Security monitor, published in 2008. Which offences were reported most by the in-habitants of Brussels who were interviewed? What percentage of the population is affected? Do the inhabitants of Brussels feel insecure? These are some of the questions which we shall try to answer.But our answers are just a beginning, on the one hand because questions regarding insecurity and the feeling of insecurity require the utmost caution and, on the other, because the Security monitor has limitations, such as not being able to provide a precise description of the situation in Brussels in terms of insecurity. One therefore wonders why there does not appear to be a pertinent scale of analysis for Brussels as regards security issues.
Highlights
At the end of January 2010, the question of security in Brussels returned to the heart of the debate
Doctor of laws and sociologist Christophe Mincke is a professor at Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis (Académie Louvain, Brussels) where he is a member of the Institut de recherches interdisciplinaires sur Bruxelles (IRIB) and the Centre d’études sociologiques (CES)
If we examine the evolution of the figures, we notice that the situation is stable
Summary
Electronic reference Christophe Mincke, « Insecurity and the feeling of insecurity in Brussels », Brussels Studies [Online], General collection, no 39, Online since 28 June 2010, connection on 01 May 2019. Our answers are just a beginning, on the one hand because questions regarding insecurity and the feeling of insecurity require the utmost caution and, on the other, because the Security monitor has limitations, such as not being able to provide a precise description of the situation in Brussels in terms of insecurity. Doctor of laws and sociologist Christophe Mincke is a professor at Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis (Académie Louvain, Brussels) where he is a member of the Institut de recherches interdisciplinaires sur Bruxelles (IRIB) and the Centre d’études sociologiques (CES). Brussels Studies is published thanks to the support of the ISRIB (Institute for the encouragement of Scientific Research and Innovation of Brussels - Brussels-Capital Region) the e-journal for academic research on Brussels
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