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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design |
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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, or CPTED (pronounced sep-ted) is a crime control philosophy that attempts to apply physical design, citizen participation and law enforcement strategies in a comprehensive way to protect entire neighborhoods or facilities.The goal of CPTED is the reduction of opportunities for crime to occur. This reduction is achieved by employing physical design features that discourage crime while at the same time encouraging legitimate use of the environment. |
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There are three overlapping concepts in CPTED: |
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Natural Access Control – This control employs people, electrical and mechanical devices and natural measures to create a perception of risk to offenders and deny them access to targets.It also guides legitimate users safely through the environment.
Natural Surveillance – This involves the location and use of physical features, electrical and mechanical devices, activities and people to maximize visibility.It creates a risk of detection for intruders and offenders, and a perception of safety for legitimate users.
Territorial Reinforcement – This promotes neighborhood pride.It discourages the presence of outsiders by defining private and semi-private spaces, controlling movement of people and vehicles, and assigning responsibility for maintaining all spaces in a neighborhood. | |
| The Wichita Police Department employs CPTED strategies in handling community complaints and creating solutions to reducing crime. The Crime Prevention Unit can provide surveys of homes, businesses, neighborhoods and business districts using CPTED concepts.
For more information on how you can schedule for a free home or business security survey contact the Wichita Police Department Crime Prevention Unit at:
Wichita Police Department
Community Affairs Section
455 N. Main
Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 268-4101 |
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