NGO Human Center from Mitrovica and Kosovo Center for Security Studies from Pristina organised debate on Community Safety in Gracanica Municipality. One of the conclusions of the debate was that the security situation in the 19 villages of this municipality has improved, but that it is not entirely satisfactory.
The number of criminal offenses has significantly decreased since critical points in the municipality of Gracanica are covered by video surveillance and light, a donation provided by UNMK.
In the presence of the commander of the Police Station in Gracanica, Bratislav Trajkovic, the head of the investigation department, Boban Simonovic, and the deputy mayor of Gracanica, Sasa Daniic, citizens and representatives of the media and civil sector, highlighted their vision of the security situation.
Director of NGO Human Center from Mitrovica, Veroljub Petronic, said that the aim of such debates is to encourage the population and the police for better communication. As he says, in the West, this is called a socially acceptable agreement, as well that it becomes normal to report criminal offenses, and to improve mutual communication.
The opinions of the present citizens are divided, so there are those who are completely satisfied, to individuals who believe that the police are not doing their job well and that they are not efficient enough. Citizens have mostly highlighted traffic safety issues, that is, fast driving through the populated areas where they live.
The problem highlighted by members of the police and citizens, as well as representatives of the civil sector and the media, is the insufficient information of the citizens about the solved cases.
