The relation of CPTED characteristics to the risk of residential burglary in and outside the city center of Ghent

Author(s):
Peeters, M.P. (0000-0001-5006-9960); Beken, T. van der
Editor(s):
Peeters M.P., Beken T. Vander
Published
2017
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

Highlights

• CPTED characteristics are related to the risk of burglary of houses.

• The risk of residential burglary closer to the city center is more related to characteristics of access control. • The burglary risk outside the city center is more related to surveillance. • Surveillance has the strongest relation to the risk of burglary, once the distance from the center is taken into account.

Date issued
2017-10-02
Language
English
Is part of
Applied Geography (2017), Vol. 86, p. 283-291
hdl
1887/57749
doi
10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.06.012
URL
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143622816305513?via=ihub