Strategies used for Crime Prevention in Urban District, Zanzibar

Abstract

The study sought to establish strategies used for crime prevention in Urban District, Zanzibar using the descriptive study design. Data was collected from 83 respondents using a questionnaire. Data was analyzed through descriptive statistics. The study concludes that the Urban District utilized improvement of information literacy level to community members, placement of central camera televisions at frequently visited areas, supporting community patrol officers with amounts of money to buy patrol equipment, private security guards for crime prevention and provision of certificates to recognize community members’ participation as crime prevention strategies. However, the study area did not use cleaning, festivals and sports, volunteering to patrol at crime spot area and mobile telephones for members to guard each other as crime prevention strategies. It is therefore recommended that the study area should make use of such strategies as conducting cleaning, festivals and sports, volunteering to patrol at crime spot area and mobile telephones for guarding each other to supplement the currently used strategies so as to strengthen the security in the study area.