CPTED 지표를 활용한 지역의 범죄 불안감 연구 - 골목길 경관요소를 중심으로 -

Abstract

Background: Rapid urbanization accompanied by sharp increases or reductions in population is currently destroying the balance of community development. The National Police Agency of Korea’s statistics from the past 20years show a steady increase in the budget and the number of police officers as well as crime. These high crime rates and the increase in both minor and major crimes in South Korea suggest the need to investigate the fear of crime in relation to physical environment to address environmental factors in addition to conventional approach related to police force Methods: The purpose of this study is to determine the factors affecting fear of crime in terms of environmental factors such as the types of streets in deteriorating residential areas, The study also analyzes the relationship between the fear of crime and environmental elements using face-to-face interviews with residents, police officers, and environmental designers in order to explore ways to reduce fear of crime. Result: Regarding the interviewees, residents with a longer period living in the covered area experienced more fear of crime about architectural elements from an experiential standpoint; police officers in charge of safety of the community experienced fear of crime about visual elements from management standpoint. In contrast, for environmental designers, fear of crime was highly correlated with functional elements including signs and reflectors from a design standpoint. In contrast, environmental designers experienced the fear of crime from a general perspective. Visual elements show high correlations with fear of crime in all three social status. Regarding functional elements, fear of crime varied according to the type of alleyway and the types of streets. Conclusion: The results of the study suggest that the elements that cause fear of crime vary among different social status.