Journal of the Korean housing association (한국주거학회논문집)

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Analysis for the Effect of Housing Types on Crime - Focused on the 25 Autonomous Districts in Seoul Metropolis -

주택유형이 범죄에 미치는 영향 분석 - 서울시 25개 자치구를 중심으로 -

  • 박승훈 (계명대학교 도시계획학과, 도시설계 및 계획학과)
  • Received : 2014.01.24
  • Accepted : 2014.05.28
  • Published : 2014.06.25
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between housing types and crime and to suggest the appropriate strategies and interventions of housing policies for crime prevention. For spatial analysis of crime data, spatial autocorrelation is tested by Moran's I Test. A Ordinary Least Squares-based regression model is employed because crime data used in this study fails to show spatial autocorrelation. Results show that housing type variables except non-residential housing type are not associated with crime. Among land-use characteristics, the percentage of commercial areas is likely to better explain crime occurrence rather than housing types. It is surprising that residents' satisfaction to housing environment has a positive direction in its relationship with crime even though it cannot have a statistical significance. However, fear of crime shows a negative direction with crime although it fails to have a statistical significance. The findings of this study can contribute to understand the association between housing types and crime when setting housing policies for crime prevention.

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