Abstract

The number of crimes such as theft, assault, and sexual assault are committed in University. According to various committed crime makes to increase fear of crime. Recently, the perception of fear of crime among female university students has increased rapidly given the numerous campus crimes such as stalking and illegal filming of hidden cameras incidents. Students’ fear of crime on campus is closely related to the physical features of the campus.
 The purpose of this study is to understand the satisfaction with the properties of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) along with the specific places inside and outside the university campus where they feel the fear of crime.
 This study explored the relationship between female students’ perception of fear of crime and interior/exterior site features on campuses such as lighting on paths, emergency phones, and CCTV devices. The study used self-report surveys of 104 students at a college in Busan and Daejeon. First, we checked specific places inside the campus where female university students felt fear of crime. As a result, it was found that the fear of sexual violence, stalking, and crimes related to hidden cameras was high in a 'restroom'. Second, we also checked places outside the campus where female university students felt fear of crime. As a result, it was revealed that they felt fear of crimes related to sexual violence, stalking, and hidden cameras in ‘green spaces and outdoor rest areas’. Third, we tested the difference between female students’ fear of crime and interior/exterior site CPTED features on university by crime type. As a result, a significant difference in satisfaction with interior/exterior CPTED features was only found for fear of stalking. This study has implications for planning and policy issues related to safe universities.

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