World Bank2016-04-182016-04-182015-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24080Understanding the dynamic interplaying between urban violence and fragility and a countries’ economic potential will be key to boosting development in most African countries. As a first step to tackle this challenge, a multi-country study undertook a comparative research process, which identifies common trends across Sub-Saharan Africa in order to facilitate the identification of mechanisms through which urban fragility and violence prevention could be further integrated into the development process of African countries. Research and pilot activities were undertaken in one country of each of the three sub-regions in the continent. In all the countries included, the analytical work focused on understanding dynamics of crime and violence in selected urban areas and existing institutional (formal and informal) responses to crime and violence, so as to further the World Bank understanding on how to best address urban fragility and foster local resilience while putting the building blocks to define an urban fragility agenda in the Sub-Saharan African region. This report gives an overview of this multi-country study.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOWASTETERRORISMRESIDENTIAL CARERISKSSOCIAL NORMSBASIC SERVICESQUANTITATIVE RESEARCHCORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEXSEX WORKERSACCOUNTINGRISK OF VIOLENCECORRUPTPEOPLEABUSECRIMINALLAWSPREVENTIONGOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT OFFICIALSNEEDS ASSESSMENTSTRATEGIESGOOD GOVERNANCEETHNIC GROUPSSERVICESCORRUPTION PERCEPTIONSLEGAL ASSISTANCEINTIMATE PARTNERMENTAL HEALTH SERVICESHEALTHJUSTICESPRISONSCRIMEALCOHOLCORRUPTIONCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCHILD MALTREATMENTCHILD SEXUAL ABUSEPUBLIC HEALTHTHEFTKNOWLEDGELEGAL FRAMEWORKSBEHAVIORCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTPUBLIC INFORMATIONVICTIMS OF VIOLENCEDRUG TRAFFICKINGROBBERYINTERVENTIONPROSECUTORSEXTORTIONCONSEQUENCES OF VIOLENCEINTERPERSONAL VIOLENCEAGGRESSIVECIVIL SOCIETYTRIALRAPEINITIATIVEMIGRATIONVIOLENCEORGANIZATIONSGANGSPOLLUTIONDISASTERSCONFIDENCEJAILROBBERIESSERVICE DELIVERYMIGRANTSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTINTERVIEWMENTAL HEALTHRULE OF LAWFORMS OF VIOLENCEGANGACCESS TO INFORMATIONJUDICIAL SYSTEMADULTHOODINFORMATION CAMPAIGNSUNEMPLOYMENTINITIATIVESSEXUAL ABUSEDOMESTIC VIOLENCEACCOUNTABILITYYOUNG ADULTSWORKERSPOLICIESAGEDTRANSPARENCYSOCIAL SERVICESPOLICESURVEILLANCECRIMESBANKTRIALSPARENTINGHYGIENEVICTIMSSTRESSYOUTHMEASUREMENTINJURIESPOLICYQUALITY OF LIFEMEDIARISK FACTORSGOVERNANCEJUSTICEWALKINGHUMAN RIGHTSCRIMINALSCHILDRENTHEFTSSTATE GOVERNMENTSORGANIZATIONACCESS TO SERVICESVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENJUDICIARYOFFENSECORRUPT ACTSLAWGIRLSPERSONAL SAFETYLIVING CONDITIONSRESEARCH METHODSLEADERSHIPAGREEMENTSTRATEGYFAMILIESSEXUAL VIOLENCEGOVERNMENTSCIVIL’ SOCIETYPOLITICAL INTERESTSURBAN POPULATIONHEALTH SERVICESELDER ABUSEIMPLEMENTATIONSERVICEReportWorld Bank10.1596/24080