The UK’s leading technology designers met
Their aim is to create a clear business
with the Home Secretary earlier this year to
opportunity for manufacturers to develop a
discuss ways of using design to protect
generation of crime-safe gadgets.
teenagers from crime – particularly the theft of
mobile phones and MP3 players.


Research published by the council on behalf of
the Home Office, shows that the vast majority
The event, hosted by the Design Council,
(97%) of 11-16 year olds in England habitually
represented the first time that senior designers
carry at least one gadget. The data also
from leading technology firms have joined with
shows that:
young people, youth workers, branding experts
and police to develop MP3 players and mobile

phones specifically designed to protect young
 85% frequently carry phones
people from becoming victims of crime.
 35% carry an MP3 player
 12% of those surveyed have been the
victim of gadget theft in the last three yrs
 31% of victims were listening to music
on headphones, talking on a phone or
texting, or playing on a games console
when the crime occurred

Smart designs stop crime
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith pointed out that
young people are more likely to be victims of
crime than perpetrators. And she proposed to
extend the British Crime Survey to include
surveys of under-16s’ experiences of crime.

Police crime figures show that robbery has
fallen by 7% since 2002, but the numbers
show a 21% drop since last year, when the
government worked with the mobile phone
industry to block stolen phones from use.
Similarly, anti-crime design (including
immobilisers and central locking systems) has
cut vehicle crime by 50% over 10 years.

Source: Home Office
Video: http://www.youtube.com/homeoffice?gl=GB&hl=en-GB#p/u/31/_a5tHZ1Fy8M
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