Clarifying the role of urban spaces in crime prevention and security

With the increasing urbanism in many regions of the world, the insufficiencies and problems of urban life have increased especially in developing countries. Increasing crime and insecurity in cities can be identified as one of these problems. Many sociologists and urban planners agree on the role of urban texture and urban environments in preventing and decreasing crimes and have proposed related designing principles and necessary guidelines. The present article clarifies the role of urban spaces in crime prevention and in creating a secure environment for citizens, using a descriptive-analytic method, secondary resources and different theories proposed by sociologists and urban planners.