The implementation of the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) concept on Taman Setiabudi Indah 1 Estate, Medan City, Indonesia

Abstract

Home as a place to live is the primary needs of humans as the safest place for them. The need for security is a crucial aspect for human life, and the thing that will prevent to fulfill this need is the occurrence of crimes including in residential areas. With the losses resulting from criminal acts, a defensive effort needed in housing areas by applying the concept of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED). The study took Taman Setiabudi Indah 1 Estate. The research aims to examine the implementation of the CPTED theory in the Taman Setiabudi Indah 1 Estate and develop a security strategy based on the CPTED and its practice in a residential area. The research based on variables, namely elements of public space, footpaths, car parking, external lighting, landscaping, territoriality and maintenance, and target hardening. For this reason, descriptive research conducted with qualitative methods obtained from regional mapping techniques and interviews, also quantitative methods derived from the scoring table in each study sample. The results obtained from this study will show the CPTED implementation in the Taman Setiabudi Indah 1 Estate Medan with recommendations for the application of the concept that is suitable for urban housing.