The Relationship of CPTED and Fear of Crime in Gated and Non-Gated Residential

Authors

  • Siti Rasidah Md Sakip Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, University Technology Mara Perak, 32610 Bandar Seri Iskandar Perak, Malaysia
  • Noraini Johari Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, University Technology Mara Perak, 32610 Bandar Seri Iskandar Perak, Malaysia
  • Mohd Najib Mohd Salleh School of Housing Building and Planning, University Science of Malaysia, 11800 USM Penang, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ajbes.v3i9.73

Keywords:

Crime, CPTED, fear of crime, built environment

Abstract

The built environment especially in terms of the residential design is believed to be one of the factors influencing crime and the level of fear of crime (FOC).  People’s perception of FOC varies considerably depending on their attitude and practices towards environmental conditions.  CPTED is one of the most effective mechanisms to reduce FOC. Therefore, this paper investigates the relationship between practices and attitudes of CPTED and FOC in gated and non-gated residential areas. This study found that CPTED perception has a positive relationship with FOC (r=0.36, p<0.01) while CPTED practices has a negative relationship with FOC (r=-0.40, p<0.01).

Keywords: Crime; CPTED; fear of crime; built environment

eISSN 2398-4295 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. 

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Published

2018-01-05

How to Cite

Md Sakip, S. R., Johari, N., & Mohd Salleh, M. N. (2018). The Relationship of CPTED and Fear of Crime in Gated and Non-Gated Residential. Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies, 3(9), 195–205. https://doi.org/10.21834/ajbes.v3i9.73

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