Abstract
The requirements and demand for personal security and public order have increased under great pressure from economic growth and society. This research applied the undesirable output model, which is a mathematical model, to measure the efficiencies of the security department in Taiwan. Further analysis has considered the efficient frontier to classify the efficiency of all 22 counties/cities in Taiwan in 2016, towards a sustainable security environment. The result of this research shown some cities have performed excellent efficiency in the security problem. According to analysis, the efficiency can be improved by decreasing excesses in inputs and bad outputs. This research has evaluated the police departments in Taiwan comprehensively and differentiated the efficiency in safety management of all police departments in Taiwan.
Highlights
Due to the economic growth of the society, as the quality of livings relatively improved, the requirements and demand for security of person and public order have increased
The analysis indicated that operating environments, as population and location indicators, have a slight influence on the efficiency of the police department
Of the 22 administrative districts, there are 3 very small islets located off the main island; these islets were included in this research in order to entirely assess the efficiency of all security departments in Taiwan
Summary
Due to the economic growth of the society, as the quality of livings relatively improved, the requirements and demand for security of person and public order have increased. Safe Cities Index ranking from The Economist Intelligence Unit [1], which includes 60 cities in the world, again has indicated a rapid gap in overall levels of safety between the fast urbanizing developing world and the stagnant developed world. Taipei city of Taiwan ranked quite high (22nd) in the index of the report of the world about safe cities. According to the Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan, to guarantee citizens a safe and secure environment, as indicated in “Public Safety” of major policies
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