CPTED

CPTED, or Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, is a strategy that uses the built environment to reduce crime and improve safety. It involves designing and managing spaces—like streets, parks, and buildings—in ways that make it more difficult for criminal activities to occur while encouraging positive social interactions. This can include proper lighting, natural surveillance (like windows overlooking a street), clear boundaries, and maintained spaces that signal that a community cares and is actively monitoring its environment. The goal is to create safer, more inviting spaces by leveraging thoughtful design.