| Title |
A Study on the Association between Urban Design Characteristics and Property Crime - Focused on the Case of the City of Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Keywords |
재산범죄 ; 공간자기상관성 ; 공간회귀분석모형 Property Crime ; Spatial Autocorrelation ; Spatial Autoregressive Mode |
| Abstract |
Although many scholars have suggested the significance of physical environment for crime prevention, there are few empirical studies to explain the association between urban design and crime. Therefore, this research explores the relationship between urban design and crime by employing a spatial quantitative analysis with property crime data occurred in Seattle. The key findings of this study are as follows; 1) the percentage of buildings built after 1961 has no association with the property crime rate while the average parcel size is negatively associated with it; 2) the property crime rate has a positive association with the proportion of singlefamily housing areas while it has no association with the proportion of commercial areas; 3) the number of shopping mall, the number of restaurants, and the number of landmarks are positively associated with the property crime rate while the number of open spaces and the number of bars have no relationship with; 4) street density and the number of intersections has a negative association with the property crime rate. These findings contribute to better understanding of the relationship between urban design and crime for more effective crime prevention strategies and interventions by showing a significant role of urban design in preventing property crime. |