Location-Based Safeguarding for Municipalities

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Cities as partners
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City festivals & events
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Languages available
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GDPR-compliant & anonymous

Kieler Woche · Official quote

“The cooperation between saferspaces and the City of Kiel enables safer celebrations and democratic cohesion at Kieler Woche.”

Vanessa-Zoe VitulskisHead of Municipal Order Service, Kiel

Proof of Concept

Kieler Woche – Europe's largest city festival.

Since 2023, saferspaces has been a fixed part of the awareness concept at Kieler Woche – the world's largest sailing event with up to 3.8 million visitors. QR codes on posters, banners, and screens provide low-threshold reporting channels across the entire site.

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Challenges

Challenges in public spaces.

City festivals, public squares, inner cities – wherever many people come together, reporting structures are needed that will actually be used.

Temporary infrastructure
City festivals, Christmas markets, and open-air events need safety infrastructure that can be set up in minutes and removed afterwards. Traditional reporting channels are too slow.
Large venues, small teams
Awareness teams can't be everywhere at once. Event grounds with tens of thousands of visitors lack scalable reporting channels that work without extra staff.
Lowering the barrier
Approaching a stranger in public — or calling the police — is too high a bar for many. An anonymous digital channel reaches groups that otherwise stay silent.
Missing data basis
Without systematic capture, municipalities lack the data needed for targeted prevention. Fear zones, incident patterns, and temporal hotspots stay invisible – heatmaps and reports create transparency.

Benefits

Why saferspaces for municipalities?

No download, no login

Scan the QR code, done. No app, no registration — maximum accessibility for all visitors.

Multilingual by default

Opens in the visitor's device language. Available in German, English, French, and Italian — ideal for international events and diverse civic populations.

GDPR-compliant & anonymous

Pseudonymous report under GDPR — no real names, no contact details. No location data, no device identifiers. Primary hosting in the EU (GCP Frankfurt).

Data-driven analytics

Heatmaps, incident statistics, and compliance reports for funding applications, safety concepts, and political decisions.

Fast setup

Fully cloud-based, no IT infrastructure required. Ready in minutes — ideal for temporary events.

Automated reports

After every event a finished report is ready — for funding applications, political committees, and evaluation.

Poster at a city festival with QR code for anonymous reports

Why it matters

More than a tool – a social signal.

Using saferspaces is a stance. Municipalities that create reporting structures show: We take safety and participation seriously.

Social responsibility: An active commitment to safety and inclusive participation in public life.
Reducing dark figures: Anonymous reporting channels make incidents visible that would otherwise never be recorded.
Inclusion & participation: When everyone feels safe, more people take part in public life.
Signal to the public: Visible posters communicate 'We are watching out'.

Screenshot of the saferspaces Analytics Dashboard for municipalities

Analytics & Reports

Data-driven decisions – GDPR-compliant.

Every report is captured as structured data — by category, time, and location. The Analytics Dashboard aggregates everything and generates automated reports for administration, politics, and funders. Pseudonymous report under GDPR — no real names, no location data, no device identifiers.

Incident statistics by category, location, and timeline
Automated reports for administration and committees
Pseudonymous report under GDPR — no real names, no contact details
Primary hosting in the EU (GCP Frankfurt), DPA available on request
Exportable for funding applications and evaluations

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Awareness poster with QR code in a public square

Rapid Report

Even without an event – always reachable.

Not just at city festivals: With Rapid Report, citizens have access to a permanent, anonymous reporting channel — at public squares, in parks, or on buildings. Without staff on-site, without time limits.