SPATIAL RISK FACTORS AND GUIDELINES FOR CRIME VICTIMIZATION PREVENTION IN SOI SUEA YAI UTHIT COMMUNITY AREA, BANGKOK

Abstract

Objectives of this research article were: 1. To investigate the spatial risk factors for crime victimization and 2. To propose guidelines for crime victimization prevention among residents in the Suea Yai Uthit community, Chatuchak District, Bangkok. A qualitative research methodology was employed, informally explored the community area, including transportation routes, building types, population patterns, abandoned area in the community, Time. collecting data through in-depth interviews with eight purposefully selected informants, comprising four operational officers and four residents who had experienced criminal incidents. Contents were analyzed and write descriptive narration.

Findings were as follows: 1. The highest risk of crime victimization in the Soi Suea Yai Uthit community area, Bangkok, was at the entrance of Ratchada Soi 36. The spatial risk factors included: multiple interconnected roads and pathways within the community, numerous residential buildings and dormitories, a transient population, insufficient lighting in community areas, ineffective community security surveillance systems, and abandoned and overgrown areas. The peak time for crime occurrence was between 00:01 and 04:00 a.m. 2. The proposed guidelines for crime victimization prevention included crime control through appropriate environmental conditions, both in tangible environments (roads and transportation systems, safety systems, housing, and population) and abstract environments (law enforcement and measures).