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The relationship between street environment and street crime: A case study of Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China
Abstract Street crime accounts for a significant part of urban crime, making the security of streets one of the major public anxieties. Although it is well accepted that spatial or environmental factors impact criminal psychology and behavior, there are still arguments about how the impacts work. This study focuses on the environmental factors of street samples. With statistical analysis, all the environmental data collected through field surveys are to parse the variety of the street theft rate and robbery rate. The results highlight that such factors as the frequency of street usage, the functions of the buildings along the street and the escape paths have significant effects on thefts and robberies on the street. Our findings support that certain facilities should be responsible to the concentration of crime, and suspect the efficacy of natural surveillance and frequent activities in the prevention of certain crime. The research should provoke thinking and discussion about the traditional street design and can be approached as the reference for further studies and practical projects in this field. We insist that the crime prevention should be considered as an important principle in street design guidance.
Highlights There are correlations between street landscape & environmental design and street property crime cases. Relations between environmental factors and property crime cases vary with their types, i.e. theft and robbery. Theft has correlations with street functions frequented by users, such as shops, banks and ATMs, and street layout. Robbery has correlations with such environmental factors appealing to potential victims as restaurants and middle schools. Research findings show that Support Activities and “Eyes on the Street”might not necessarily inhibit all types of crime.
The relationship between street environment and street crime: A case study of Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China
Abstract Street crime accounts for a significant part of urban crime, making the security of streets one of the major public anxieties. Although it is well accepted that spatial or environmental factors impact criminal psychology and behavior, there are still arguments about how the impacts work. This study focuses on the environmental factors of street samples. With statistical analysis, all the environmental data collected through field surveys are to parse the variety of the street theft rate and robbery rate. The results highlight that such factors as the frequency of street usage, the functions of the buildings along the street and the escape paths have significant effects on thefts and robberies on the street. Our findings support that certain facilities should be responsible to the concentration of crime, and suspect the efficacy of natural surveillance and frequent activities in the prevention of certain crime. The research should provoke thinking and discussion about the traditional street design and can be approached as the reference for further studies and practical projects in this field. We insist that the crime prevention should be considered as an important principle in street design guidance.
Highlights There are correlations between street landscape & environmental design and street property crime cases. Relations between environmental factors and property crime cases vary with their types, i.e. theft and robbery. Theft has correlations with street functions frequented by users, such as shops, banks and ATMs, and street layout. Robbery has correlations with such environmental factors appealing to potential victims as restaurants and middle schools. Research findings show that Support Activities and “Eyes on the Street”might not necessarily inhibit all types of crime.
The relationship between street environment and street crime: A case study of Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China
Zeng, Minling (author) / Mao, Yuanyuan (author) / Wang, Can (author)
Cities ; 112
2021-02-09
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Street , Crime , Environment , Theft , Robbery
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