The Impact of the Environment on Crime Prevention
A scientific study of how environmental design and spatial organization can reduce crime rates and increase people’s sense of safety in public and private spaces. This concept is based on the idea that the human environment is not just a static background for events, but an active factor that can increase or decrease the number of crimes. This concept was developed primarily on the basis of a theory known as “crime prevention through environmental design” proposed by C. Ray Jeffery (1971) and Oscar Newman (1972), which focused on the relationship between the design of space and human behavior. Research shows that environmental design can reduce opportunities for crime, reduce antisocial behaviour and contribute to people’s sense of belonging and responsibility for their environment.