Territorial Review Copenhagen - Region Hovedstaden

Car theft per 1000 inhabitants (2003-2006)
97
Figure 1.32. Crime rates in selected OECD cities (2003-2006)
12
Rome
10
8
Copenhagen
London
6
4
Lisbon
Madrid
Paris
Helsinki
Warsaw
Brussels
Amsterdam
2
0
Berlin
Budapest
Vienna
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants 2004-2006)
Source: Data from Eurostat, Urban Unit. Cities are defined by municipal boundaries
Other urban amenities
Around 93% of the citizens in Copenhagen are satisfied with the access
to ―green spaces such as public parks and gardens‖, according to a survey of
the European Commission (2007) on the perception of quality of life in 75
European cities. The percentage of nature and coastal areas in the Capital
Region (27% of the land use) is however not as high as that of some other
metropolitan areas, such as Barcelona, Stockholm and Helsinki. However,
the proximity of green areas to the Copenhagen metropolitan region is an
advantage. It only takes 20 minutes from the city centre by train to reach
forests and beaches of the best quality. Almost half (48%) of the population
in the Capital Region have access to green areas within a distance of 500
metres, 32% have access within 500 to 1 000 metres, and the remaining 20%
have access within a distance of more than 1 000 metres (corresponding to a
walk of more than 10 minutes).