Are neighborhoods safe? Looking at crime data, one can conclude that they are. Or, at least, sufficiently so. However, there is an increase in the perception of insecurity and a feeling of fear when going out at night or walking down certain streets, especially among young women and the elderly. Marta Murrià, head of the urban coexistence and security area at the Institut Metròpoli, states that between 15% and 20% of residents in the Barcelona metropolitan area feel insecure, but, even so, more than 60% of the population does not change their behavior or routes, even if certain places or times may trigger alerts.“The feeling is not only related to the number of crimes or being a victim; there are other factors that explain it,” continues the expert, who gives the example of residents in the neighborhoods along the Besòs strip, who express the most insecurity, despite not always being areas with a high crime rate. Murrià was responding to the debate on security and coexistence in neighborhoods raised by Confavc (Confederation of Neighborhood Associations of Catalonia), during one of the conferences it periodically organizes to gauge the "malaise" of the neighborhoods. “Things are starting to happen in the neighborhood,” summarized one of the attendees to warn that far-right discourses are taking root, fueled by difficulties in paying for housing and an economic and social crisis that ultimately generates coexistence problems. Some of these factors were pointed out by sociologist Murrià, and that Anna Almécija, a criminologist, also related to poor urban planning.Almécija is a member of the Catalan Association for the Prevention of Insecurity through Environmental Design, which analyzes whether the design of spaces facilitates crime. The expert points out that it is more than proven that there are elements that favor "natural surveillance" of the neighborhood. These

More than 40 years ago, neighborhood associations in the Vallès Occidental region began to self-organize to guarantee dignified burials by adjusting prices. It was the early 1980s, in the midst of the industrial restructuring crisis, and many families could no longer afford the expense of funerals, a custom born of necessity. Joaquín Nogués, current member of the Badia del Vallès Funeral Committee, remembers this. As member number 2, he is the most senior member among the 6,000 members. Adding to the difficulty of paying the installments charged by funeral insurance companies was popular discontent with the "poor practices and poor service" of the local funeral home. The late José Toro, then a member of the neighborhood association, had a lightbulb moment and suggested they bypass the standard system and set up their own funeral services.