Safe Communities Algarve, an online service dedicated to crime prevention, has recently been given the support of the Dutch Ambassador to Portugal for its work in helping the police maintain the Algarve as a safe place to live and visit.
In an exclusive feature in the Algarve Resident, the Algarve Communities English-Language Newspaper, David Thomas Director of ISECA, raised for debate the issue what more can be done to prevent crime in the region.
On 21st July 2011, ISECA the Independent Security Agency was launched in the Algarve, Portugal. ISECA aims to "promote safer communities, enhance security awareness and reduce the risk of becoming a victim of crime".