| Title |
Mural Village and Crime-Prevention Effects - A Case of ‘Maechookji’ Mural Village |
| Authors |
박철현(Park, Cheol-Hyun) ; 손다래(Son, Da-Rae) ; 김형보(Kim, Hyung-Bo) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.38195/judik.2020.04.21.4.47 |
| Keywords |
벽화마을; CPTED; 매축지; 범죄예방; 깨진 창 Mural Village; CPTED; Maechookji; Crime Prevention; Broken Windows |
| Abstract |
This study analyzes the crime-prevention effect of mural arts, through a case of ‘Maechookji’ mural village in Busan. For this, the number of crimes at mural-art area(experimental group) are compared with the number of crimes at two non-mural-art areas(control group A, B) in ‘Maechookji’ village, using a quasi-experimental design. The data includes a total number of crimes, happened in three areas(one experimental group, two control groups) before and after 2011, which are acquired from police GIS information system. The data analysis shows the statistically significant result that the number of crimes at mural-art area has reduced by 52%~85%, in comparison with control areas. The result supports Wilson and Kelling’s Broken Windows theory, which explains that the decline of disorder(such as a mural art) reduces the fear of crime, then increases attachment to neighborhood and activities of outside, and finally can reduce crime. |