범죄두려움에 영향을 미치는 근린환경 요인 분석 : CPTED 요소를 중심으로

초록

Various crimes occur owing to the concentration of population in the city and simultaneously, fear of crime increases. Fear of crime is a factor that shrinks daily life and negatively affects the quality of life. Various theories on crime have been proposed, and several studies have been conducted on the relationships between the urban neighborhood environment and crime occurrence. In particular, certain Newtown or urban regeneration projects adopted Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) strategies to mitigate crime occurrence. However, few studies have been empirically conducted to assess the impacts of CPTED strategies on the fear of crime. This study focused on neighborhood environmental factors that influence the perception of crime fear through survey data in Seoul. Analysis results confirmed that the higher the satisfaction with the neighborhood walking environment, cleanliness, vitality, and residential environment, the lesser the fear of crime among citizens. In addition, certain semantic segmentation variables have significant associations with the fear of crime. For instance, depth-to-height ratio (D/H), sidewalk ratio, and green area ratio were significantly associated with the fear of crime. Next, street networks with higher centrality have significant associations with a higher level of crime fear. Finally, social trust was also significantly associated with a lower level of crime fear. This study examined the relationships between neighborhood CPTED strategies and the fear of crime and discussed policy implications to mitigate it.

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