Crime prevention assessment at a town recreational site in Uster

In the wake of repeated incidents involving property damage and excessive littering at a lakeside recreational site in 2020 and 2021, we were commissioned by the Swiss town of Uster to examine the site in terms of safety, noise pollution, and orderliness. After conducting our examination, we applied the method known as crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) to draft specific proposals for improving the situation. This included recommendations for long-term maintenance to the public barbecue facilities at the site.