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An Analysis of Physical Environment Related to Fear of Crime of Single Female Households

청년 여성 1인 가구의 범죄두려움에 따른 시선 주목도 분석 - 다세대·다가구 주택의 출입공간을 대상으로 -

  • 이수현 (연세대학교 일반대학원 실내건축학과) ;
  • 하미경 (연세대학교 실내건축학과) ;
  • 변기동 (연세대학교 실내건축학과)
  • Received : 2021.08.30
  • Accepted : 2022.01.14
  • Published : 2022.01.30
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Abstract

Due to the change in family dynamics and modern lifestyles, single female house holds are expected to increase. That is to say, the proportion of the group of high anxiety toward crime will be increasing. Therefore, more effective and practical measures to better recognize, mitigate and manage the fear of crime is necessary to establish. This study examines the area around the entrance of a low-rise residential area where young female tenants are daily concerned for their safety. Surveys and eye-tracking experiments were conducted in identifying major physical environmental factors related to the fear of crime in this particular area. This research unveiled that the main physical factors associated with the fear of crime involved the level of attention given to CCTV signs, roads in front of buildings, entrance floors, lighting and windows. For CCTV signs, participants with higher 'General fear of crime' shows lower the attention to CCTV signs. This suggests that making single-person households more aware of the existence of CCTV's by the size or design of the signs could help alleviate the fear of crime. For survey participants with high 'Fear of property crimes' were sensitive to their surrounding environment, therefore, enhancing the private image of an access space through proper lighting installation along with better visualizations of the boundaries for the entrance area and nearby roads were deemed important. it was also significant to develop a maintenance system. Lastly, although attention to windows varied per location, installing a crime preventative tool could be a possible approach to dissipate the fear of physical crime. As these suggested improvements are applied and additional factors discovered, further analysis is needed after each change to find more appropriate methods to mitigate the fear of physical crime.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 한국연구재단의 과제(2020R1I1A1A01070900) 및 4단계 BK21 사업의 지원을 받아 수행되었음.

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