Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to present strategic directions for creating a safe street environment by measuring and analyzing the fear of crime according to different levels of environmental factors in street spaces of multi-family housing areas. Method: To this end, environmental factors that affect the fear of crime were organized according to their respective levels, and a survey was conducted to measure fear of crime. Result: As a result, it was confirmed that there was a significant difference between the levels of most environmental factors in the street space of multi-family housing areas. In addition, the average difference in levels of fear of crime for the operation of night shops (Diff. = 2.42) and streetlight brightness (Diff. = 2.02) was the highest, and the difference in fear of crime was relatively high depending on the levels of elements corresponding to the lighting facilities and CCTVs compared to the building and street elements. It is likely that the psychological safety of users can be increased by improving the monitoring of street space through lighting, crime prevention facilities, and strengthening security. Considering these results, it is believed that it will be possible to propose measures to reduce the fear of crime in street spaces in multi-family housing areas.

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