CONTENTS Abstract 9 Acknowledgements: 11 List of tables: v List of graphs: .vii List of figures: ix List of abbreviations: xii 1 Introduction 3 1.1 Crime and the city: 3 1.2 Types of ordinary crime studied: .7 1.3 Decision of committing a crime: 8 1.4 Crime Pattern Theory: .9 1.5 Crime and urban morphology: .10 1.6 Theories: .11 1.7 Scope of CPTED Principles: 14 1.8 Neighbourhood characteristics: .14 1.9 Secondary Case Studies: .16 2 Salt Lake City, Bidhannagar, Kolkata: .21 2.1 Origin of Salt Lake, Bidhannagar, Kolkata: .21 2.2 Data Collection: .25 2.3 Rationale for focus area selection: .29 2.4 Land use Pattern: 29 2.5 Street pattern : .30 2.6 Block Pattern: .30 2.7 Housing characteristics: 31 2.8 Factors to enhance safety and security: 36 2.9 Perception of safety: 37 2.10 Quality of life in a neighbourhood: 38 2.11 Demand for more dwelling: .38 2.12 Elderly population: 43 3 Analysis of site study: 47 3.1 Tier 1: Macro level 48 3.2 Tier 2: Crime Analysis: .59 3.3 Determining crime pattern through hot spots: .68 3.4 Tier 3 : Micro Level Analysis: .102 4 Conclusions: 111 4.1 Morphological Understanding: .115ii References: 116 Bibliography 118 Appendices: 119 A1. Interviews A2. Surveys A3. Secondary Data collection A5. Newspaper clippings