The article is devoted to the problem of ensuring public safety. The issues of normative legal acts that form the legal basis of this area of ensuring national security, its threats, as well as measures to prevent and prevent them are considered in detail. The issues of ensuring public safety and its necessity are revealed, especially in the context of crisis economic phenomena. As a result, the measures that need to be taken in the areas of ensuring public security at the present stage are described. It is emphasized that this problem is relevant and requires close attention from the state.