Research on Crime Prevention Index in CPTED and Social Capital that Searches from Community Safety

Case study in Kyoto City Condominium

Abstract

Both environmental factor and community factor are effective for crime prevention. However, there is not so much empirical study of community factor. This study tries to reveal the complex dynamics of environmental and community factors on burglaries. Field research outcomes shows the community factor is a fundamental element for enchantment of community crime-prevention. It is analogized that it makes amends for incomplete environmental considerations in environmental factor by enforcing community factor by the resident, and the number of burglary was able to be suppressed.