With LISA, safe.brussels is supporting prevention and community safety

LISAs: one-stop shops for safety and prevention

Local Integrated Security Antennas (LISA) are a neighbourhood-based system that further encourages closer relations between the security services and citizens. They are designed as accessible points of contact, providing a shared space for the different safety and prevention players such as neighbourhood managers, police officers, peacekeepers and administrative staff.

They provide a forum for dialogue and collaboration between the police, municipal prevention services and other local and regional players, such as public cleaning staff. Their mission is to improve prevention and residents' sense of security, while facilitating access to local services.

Testimonials
 

 

Anderlecht office - Historic centre: "We have had a lot of positive feedback from local residents, who are very pleased to have a single, identifiable and easily accessible point of contact that is not a police station."

Midi Police District: "The LISA district offices are unique in that they are coordinated by the municipality, but also bring together different services, not just the police. We find that this type of partnership is very successful, not only in terms of numbers, but above all in terms of citizen satisfaction. Our aim is to offer a better service by being closer to the population."

Safe.brussels: a key player in the deployment of LISAs in Brussels

Safe.brussels is supporting the development of LISA offices through a call for projects. The organisation supports their implementation with an investment subsidy that makes it possible to:

• provide quality premises for LISAs;
• acquire the equipment required for their operation.

Since 2019, safe.brussels has supported the establishment of 17 LISA offices, 14 of which are already fully operational. A budget of €2,629,000 was allocated to their deployment and reinforcement for the 2023 financial year.

Integrated prevention and safety: local services via LISAs

The decentralised approach of LISA offices allows an integrated approach to safety and prevention by including prevention, community policing and public space management services. They offer a range of support services to meet the specific social needs of local residents and provide rapid solutions to everyday problems:

• illegal dumping,
• neighbourhood problems,
• noise pollution,
• street traffic,
• unauthorised parking,
• damaged street furniture,
• faulty lighting,
• tags on facades.

Testimonial from Cité Moderne:

"This new point of contact brings together a number of local services and players such as the municipality, the prevention department, Comensia, the Social Cohesion Project, the PCSW and the local police. Together, we can better collaborate and find concrete solutions to the difficulties encountered by residents. A number of regular events are organised, as well as meetings and activities on specific themes."

Thanks to the commitment of safe.brussels and the municipalities, LISA offices are pursuing an essential mission: to reinforce safety and prevention throughout the Brussels Region, so that everyone can live in Brussels in complete safety.