Crime in Lithuanian Cities in Relation to Urban Planning and Design Aspects

• Authors: Irina Matijošaitienė , Monika Gedvilaite
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Crime is a social phenomenon, which is closely related to human behaviour, economics, urban planning and design. The detailed research of six blocks of houses in three Lithuanian cities (Kaunas, Vilnius and Panevezys) with the highest crime rates and the most heterogeneous crimes was performed. Space syntax method, crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) and correlation analysis were applied. Research results demonstrate that thefts from cars, other thefts, crime against human health, robberies, small-scale hooliganism and intentional damage or destruction of property correlate with particular properties of urban spaces and design elements.

Keywords

EN

Crime; urban planning; urban design

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Architecture and Urban Planning
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 24-31

Dates

published

2016-07-01

online

2016-09-18

Contributors

author

Irina Matijošaitienė

• Kaunas University of Technology

author

Monika Gedvilaite

• Vilnius Academy of Arts

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/aup-2016-0004