야간조명의 조도가 야간침입절도에 미치는 영향

Abstract

As cities grow and develop, lighting is no longer limited to merely improving visibility in the dark and providing an environment for nighttime activities. It also plays a crucial role in preventing crimes that occur at night, ensuring safety, and reducing fear. Despite various studies conducted to clarify the effect of lighting on crime, little research has been devoted to investigating the impact of nighttime illumination on criminal activities, particularly in conjunction with open-street CCTVs. This study aims to address the limitations of these previous studies.
 To achieve this goal, the study selected Songpa-gu, Seoul, as the research area, collected illuminance data, open-street CCTV data, and data on nighttime trespassing theft, and analyzed them using GIS and statistical methods. The study's findings revealed that the intensity of nighttime lighting, the number of open-street CCTVs, and the interaction between nighttime illumination intensity and the number of open-street CCTVs all had a statistically significant positive effect on nighttime trespassing theft.
 These results appear somewhat contradictory to previous studies, and two explanations are possible. First, contrary to expectations, nighttime illumination intensity and open-street CCTVs might not assist in reducing nighttime trespassing theft; instead, they could act as factors that increase it. Second, the observed outcome might be due to autonomous districts increasing illumination and installing numerous open-street CCTVs primarily in areas with a high risk of nighttime intrusion and theft.
 This study concludes with policy proposals related to these findings, research limitations, and discussions on potential future research directions.