Analysis of Neighborhood Environment Factors Influencing Fear of Crime : Focusing on CPTED Elements

Examining Commercial Crime Call Determinants in Alley Commercial Districts before and after COVID-19: A Machine Learning-Based SHAP Approach

“…For neighborhood characteristics, studies have often used land use features (e.g., commercial building gross floor area, commercial land use ratio and land use mix index) to identify relationships with crime rates [18][19][20][21], finding that, in particular, commercial floor area had a complex relationship. One study found an insignificant relationship between the proportion of commercial floor area and crime rates [21], whereas another study identified it as a factor that increased the number of crimes [18]. The fear of crime also tends to increase when the land use mix ratio is high [21].…”

“…One study found an insignificant relationship between the proportion of commercial floor area and crime rates [21], whereas another study identified it as a factor that increased the number of crimes [18]. The fear of crime also tends to increase when the land use mix ratio is high [21]. The fear of crime and perceptions are critical when considering crime report rates and frequencies, as they have a strong indirect effect on reports [22][23][24][25].…”

“…Studies using parks and greenery characteristics have primarily used per capita park area, neighborhood park area, the percentage of green space and street cleanliness [7,21,[26][27][28]. For instance, the orderliness of the street environment and the percentage of greenery were negatively associated with the fear of crime [21,28], potentially having an indirect influence on decreasing reported crime. On the other hand, in the case of studies that utilized park area per capita to identify factors, crimes were likely to decrease as parks and green spaces increased [7,26].…”