The Impact of Closed-circuit Television System on Crime in Korea
Sungmin Bang
Department of Security Management, Kyonggi University, Suwon, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea.
Jinsung Kim *
Department of Security Management, Kyonggi University, Suwon, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea.
Seok Lee
Department of Security Management, Kyonggi University, Suwon, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The current research investigated whether open-street CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) system reduces crime or not. Crime data and open-street CCTV data from a Korean city were used to find the answer to the research question. The research designated all crime, serious crime, and disorder crime variables as response variables, and camera, length of month, trend, and seasonal effect variables as predictor variables. Multiple linear regression and Possion regression model were used for analyzing the data. Appropriate model was developed for each response variables after checking various methods. The findings showed that open-street CCTV had mixed effects on crime depending on crime types.
Keywords: CCTV, crime type, crime reduction, crime prevention