Community Safety Walk Worksheet
Document how a shared place works at different times and convert observations into owned, testable improvements.
How to run a community safety walk
Method: Invite people who use the route in different ways. Photograph conditions rather than identifiable people. Walk in daylight and at the relevant evening time without entering unsafe or restricted areas.
Record place conditions and assign testable improvements
Define one route and one observation period
A precise boundary makes the follow-up walk comparable.
Record conditions, not labels about people
Select only an observed issue and add its exact location.
Turn place observations into owned actions
No observed issue has been selected.
The useful output is not a list of unsafe places. It is a short set of precise conditions, responsible owners, feasible actions, and dates for checking whether those actions helped.
Action register for this walk
- Select an observed condition to build the register.
What a community walk cannot decide on its own
An observed condition is not proof that a person, group, or place causes crime. Lighting, accessibility, traffic, planning, and capital changes may need technical or official review. Protect privacy and test whether a change improved the intended route without displacing harm.