The impact of urban green spaces on the probability of urban crime in Indonesia

Q2 Social Sciences

Development Studies Research Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.1080/21665095.2021.1950019

N. Sukartini, I. Auwalin, Rumayya Rumayya

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Does the presence of green spaces in urban environments reduce the probability of crime? This paper applies the difference-in-differences approach to quantify the impact of urban green spaces on the probability of crime occurrence using data from the three largest metropolitan areas in Indonesia. Specifically, the study employs urban wards level data from the Village Potential Census (PODES) of 2014 and 2018 collected by Indonesia Statistics. Estimation results indicate a negative and significant impact of new urban green spaces on the probability of crime occurrence at the urban wards level. Results are reversed for those urban wards that lost green spaces, indicating an increase in the probability of crime when green spaces decrease. Results remain qualitatively unchanged with the inclusion of regional dummies and other control variables to control for regional differences, which indicates the robustness of our findings. By providing evidence that access to nature has a mitigating impact on crime in urban settings, city governments and communities are empowered to support these interventions.

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印度尼西亚城市绿地对城市犯罪概率的影响

摘要：城市环境中的绿地是否降低了犯罪概率？本文采用差异中的差异方法，利用印尼三大大都市地区的数据，量化城市绿地对犯罪发生概率的影响。具体而言，该研究采用了印度尼西亚统计局收集的2014年和2018年村庄潜在人口普查（PODES）的城市病房级数据。估计结果表明，新的城市绿地对城市病房层面的犯罪发生概率产生了负面和显著的影响。对于那些失去绿地的城市病房，结果是相反的，这表明当绿地减少时，犯罪概率会增加。通过纳入区域假人和其他控制变量来控制区域差异，结果在质量上保持不变，这表明了我们研究结果的稳健性。通过提供证据证明接触自然对城市环境中的犯罪有减轻影响，城市政府和社区有权支持这些干预措施。

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Development Studies Research Social Sciences-Development

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3.20

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12 weeks

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