CPTED is about using the built environment to reduce fear & incidents of crime. We hear from an expert about the steps that ...

Baltimore’s Committee for Public Safety and Government Operations held an informational meeting for city agencies recently on Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED), to explore ways ...

As the International CPTED Association (ICA), a non-profit, non-governmental professional organization promoting the proper use of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), we disagree ...

If you’ve ever lived on the corner of a busy urban street, you’ve most likely considered the possibility of a car crashing through your property. And if so, you probably keep that in mind while ...

If you’ve ever lived on the corner of a busy urban street, you’ve most likely considered the possibility of a car crashing through your property. And if so, you probably kept that in mind while ...

How often do you walk into an office building or hospital and marvel at the large boulders or bollards and the brightly lit path that takes you right where you need to go? Probably not that often, ...

COLLEGE STATION In the United States, October is National Crime Prevention Month. But all year long, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) trains cities to prevent crimes before they happen ...

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) refers to the integration of architectural design, landscaping, lighting, and other environmental factors to reduce criminal activity. When CPTED ...

The concept – known as Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design or CPTED – has been around since the 1960s.

Earlier this month a law enforcement officer in Saskatchewan, Canada contacted me about how he could help an architecture firm plan a new school that, by design, might prevent crime from occurring in ...