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This study aimed to examine how information of crime occurrence, arousal of social norms, and evoking a feeling of regret promote crime prevention behavior. We tested whether providing three different types of information to encourage locking behavior in commercial bicycle parking lots would increase the security behavior of the parking lot users. We placed three different signs in the bicycle parking area for approximately two months and assessed the percentage of parked bicycles locked. The results indicated that when the information of crime occurrence and a message arousing social norms were placed in bicycle parking lots, the users' behavior of locking their bicycles increased. However, users’ bicycle locking behavior did not increase when information of crime occurrence and a message evoking feelings of regret were presented together. Furthermore, attempts to arouse social norms by presenting parking lot users with eyespots did not improve their security behavior. Thus, the results suggested that the combination of messages presented is important in promoting crime prevention behavior. Presenting information of crime occurrence and descriptive norms that people around them are locking their bicycles, enabled parking lot users to recognize the need for locking behavior, which, in turn, promotes crime prevention behavior.
