Examining the effect of CCTV in public streets: A study using small scale time series crime data in Japan

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26820257
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Town planning/Architectural planning
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: AMEMIYA Mamoru 筑波大学, システム情報系, 准教授 (60601383)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 犯罪 / 防犯カメラ / 防犯まちづくり / 効果検証 / 地方自治体

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The recent years witnessed cases of large-scale installation of CCTV in public space by local governments. These cases are still at an early stage, and they were done using various methods. This study aims to examine the pioneers of these cases and provide an evaluation. The results made clear that the installation process of CCTV varies from municipality to another in terms of the subject leading the project and the concept of public relations to the citizen. In addition, the results showed that there could be a problem with the current CCTV installation process in terms of the decision-making process of installation scale and location, and accountability to the citizen. One case in the study conducted in Fukuoka showed that there is a high possibility that CCTV has decreased property crime. Finally, in this study the author discusses the installation and investment policy of CCTV based on the results mentioned above.

Free Research Field

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