As economic pressures resulting from the restructuring of global markets and the move toward a single currency in Europe create uncertainties and stress for Europeans, the possibility of rising crime rates and anti-minority sentiments becomes substantial. No European country can afford not to invest in crime prevention programs and national strategies that incorporate law enforcement, developmental, situational, and community components. While each country should develop well- organized crime prevention strategies, these strategies will vary in accordance with crime types and effects of crime on individuals and communities. Major crime prevention strategies focus on law enforcement and sentencing practices, socialization, crime opportunity reduction, and the development of cohesive and safe communities. In most European countries, crime prevention policies and measures will face increasingly important "minorities and crime" problems in the 21st century and appropriate strategies will have to be developed to deal with these problems. 26 references and 1 table