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Denis V. Iroshnikov - Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Legal Support of National Security, Law, and Law and Order at the Institute of Law and National Security of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Chief Researcher, Security Problems Studies Center of RAS, Moscow, Russia

Abstract. The current paper has considered the boundaries and content of public safety and security in the legal dimension. Based on an analysis of doctrinal and normative sources, there have been identified the boundaries of public safety and security, established its relationship with such related concepts a “state security”, “individual safety and security”, and “public order”), and defined a system for ensuring public safety and security and its legal framework.

The paper was prepared within the framework of the implementation of the state assignment “Comprehensive study of issues of public safety and security as a strategic priority of national security of the Russian Federation (FFFZ-2025-0001)”.

Keywords: national security; public safety and security; state security; individual safety and security; public order; Concept of Public Safety and Security of the Russian Federation.

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Iroshnikov D.V. Public safety and security: boundaries and content in the legal dimension // Transport law and security. 2026; (1(57)):83―107.