Research on the effectiveness of police practice in reducing residential burglary part 3 [pdf, 263 KB]
...through environmental design (CPTED) has contributed to the success of location-focused burglary reduction initiatives. Changes to environmental and building design, for example by improving street lighting or fencing, reduce the opportunities to offend. Careful housing design has been shown to significantly reduce the incidence of recorded crime on both new build and refurbished housing estates in the UK. • The effectiveness of community policing approaches to reducing crime is less certa...