integrating crime and fear of crime with transport and accessibility improvements in deprived areas...
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INTEGRATING CRIME AND FEAR OF CRIME WITH
TRANSPORT AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS IN DEPRIVED
AREAS IN THE UK
JOANNA MACHIN
Transport Studies Group
University of Westminster
Building SupportCrime, fear of crime and accessibility
Why crime and fear of crime is important
Testing ways to identify ‘hotspots’ where crime and fear of crime might act as a barrier to public transport use
Developing measures and interventions to address crime and fear of crime
Developing ways to monitor the effectiveness of measures
Fear for personal safety affects travel decisions
Higher fear levels and dependency on public transport in deprived areas
Improving personal security on and around public transport could increase number of trips by 11.6%
Why is crime and fear of crime important?
Middlesbrough
Tackling crime and fear of crime is a high political priority in Middlesbrough
High crime rates but declining
Partnership with crime reduction agencies is essential:
- access to information and data- implementation of effective
measures Collect and analyse appropriate datasets:
- reported crime and disorder data- vandalism/damage data - fear of crime surveys
Assessing crime and fear of crime
Hotspots of disorder incidents and bus stop locations in Middlesbrough
2 0 2 4 Miles
Number of incidents
30 - 70
71 - 110
111 - 150
151 +
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Bus shelter damage in Middlesbrough
Number of shelters damaged
• 1- 2
• 3 - 4
• 5 - 6
• 7 - 9
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How_safe_is_your_neighbourhoodAll respondents
4 - Very Unsafe3 - A bit unsafe2 - Fairly Safe1 = Very Safe
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Fear of crime in Middlesbrough
How Safe is your neighbourhood?Respondents Over 65 Years of Age
5 - Never walk alone at night4 - Very Unsafe3 - A bit unsafe2 - Fairly Safe1 - Very Safe
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Fear of crime in Middlesbrough
Bus and train related incident data Bus surveys Focus groups
Other useful datasets
Need to work closely with other agencies and service providers
Consider the wide range of potential options from law enforcement to improved environmental design
Assess current and potential resources available
Developing and appraising the options
Targeted fear of crime surveys- household/population surveys- bus surveys- focus groups
Number of public transport trips
Monitoring
Important to consider impact of crime and fear of crime on accessibility
Accessibility planning process should integrate crime and fear of crime issues where appropriate
Partnership working when collecting data, appraising options and monitoring is essential
Conclusions