In urban residential areas, a city park is a place of recreation and relaxation for people. A park with beautiful planting is indispensable to make a good living environment. On the other hand, crimes occurred in the open air, such as a park, are regarded as an issue as the result of recent crime rate rise in Japan. I analyze the spatial characteristics of tree-lined sidewalk that may cause a fear of crime, and attempt to gain knowledge of what a safe and comfortable park should be like, a park in which people could walk through and play without fear. My study is conducted at two city parks and its surrounding pedestrian space in Tama City located west side of Tokyo. First, questionnaire surveys of living environmental awareness are conducted to inhabitants living near the parks. The five spaces where they feel fear are figured out. Secondly, the formation of planting (shape, allocation, classifications of trees), the sidewalk configurations (shape, width, slope) and the depth of sight (the horizontal distance from viewpoint to an obstacle in five directions of visible extent) of the five spaces are examined to analyze these relation. Finally the reason why they get frightened is analyzed with drawing up ground plan and elevation for the relation.
