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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
Introduction
We live with crime every day. Unfortunately, it has become
a fact of life. Discussions on the subject have traditionally
focused much more on arrest and punishment than on
crime prevention; measures that cannot be taken until
after a crime has been committed. Preventing crime offers
tremendous savings to everyone.
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Crime
An act or commission of an act that is
forbidden or the omission of a duty that is
commanded by a public law and that makes
the offender liable to punishment by that law.
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Types of Crime
Reported crimes.
Unreported crimes.
Unacknowledged - shrinkage
Undetected
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Fear of Crime
Public perception is
that crimes of all kinds
is rising and that public
safety faces a greater
and greater threat.
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Crime Prevention
Crime Prevention is the
anticipation, recognition
and appraisal of a crime
risk and the initiation of
some action to remove or
reduce the risk
What is CPTED?
Pronounced sep-ted
Crime
Prevention
Through
Environmental
Design
CPTED Defined
CPTED (pronounced sep-ted) is based on the
premise that the proper design and effective use of
the built environment can lead to a reduction in the
fear and incidence of crime and an improvement in
the quality of life.

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CPTED

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CPTED Houston, Texas

Idealistically practitioners
prefer that CPTED is
implemented at the design
and planning stage.
That rarely occurs in Houston,
TX the fourth largest city in
the country.
There are no local laws that

mandate the implementation
of CPTED.

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Design Phase/ Blueprints

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CPTED & HPD

The Houston Police Department
began utilizing CPTED as a crime

prevention tool in the early 80s.
CPTED Assessments are provided
by request to the residents of the

city of Houston free of charge.
CPTED Assessment
What is an Assessment?
A free service provided to citizens, neighborhoods,
businesses, multi-family properties, residents, etc. by
trained personnel from the Houston Police Department.
The purpose of this assessment is to reduce the
formability of crime, by making a good faith effort to
provide a safe environment. (Also referred to as
inspection and or survey)
How does a citizen receive this service?

Contact local storefront in your area.
What does the survey entail?

Personnel meet the requestor and a day and night
inspection of the property is rendered. The inspection
focuses on crime prevention related deficiencies on and
around the property. Recommendations to help deter
potential and or future criminal activity are discussed on
the day of the inspection and an official summary of the
inspection is forwarded to the citizen within a specified
time period.
What is the intent

of the survey?
The suggestions and recommendations are made for the
purpose of reducing the likelihood of criminal activity.
While no guarantee can be stated or implied, the
concepts of CPTED have proven themselves
internationally. The Houston Police Department offers
this assessment as a public service, with the
understanding that there is no way to predict or prevent
all crime risks.
Where can CPTED Assessments be

performed?
Condominiums and Public Housing
Multi-family Properties (Blue Star)
Central Business District/ Regional Centers/ Town

Centers
Offices/ Retails/ Hotels
Educational Institutions and Schools
Industrial Areas
Parking Lots
Parks/ Open Spaces/ Playgrounds
Back Lanes
Public Washrooms
Sidewalks/ Walkways
Underpasses/ Pedestrian Overhead Bridges
Bus Shelters/ Taxi Stands/ MRT/ LRT Stations
CPTED Presentations
HPD personnel are not only available to perform
CPTED assessments but they also are available to
provide PowerPoint presentations.
Civic Club
PIP Meetings
Schools
Corporations
CPTED Trained
The Houston Police Department provides annual
CPTED training to police officers twice a year and/or
on an as-needed basis, therefore officers are available
to provide assessments and presentations in all patrol
areas throughout the city.
Contact your area storefront or go onto the HPD

website for request.
5 Principles of CPTED
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Natural Surveillance
Natural Access Control
Territorial Reinforcement
Maintenance
Activity Support
Crime Prevention PSA

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Key CPTED Concepts

Natural surveillance refers to areas where
people and their activities can be readily
observed. Such areas can be created by:
Designing landscapes that allow clear,
unobstructed views of surrounding areas.

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Improving visibility with lighting
or transparent building materials.
Avoid the creation of building
entrapment areas.

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Things that are examined
during the assessment.
Surveillance ask the question
will I be seen?
Residential
Commercial Storefronts
Keep customers and employees in view of each
other
Check-out counters should be located in front of
the store and clearly visible from the outside

Make private areas harder for non-employees to
access
Prevent easy access to the roof/fire escape
If rear parking is offered, provide rear access to the
store

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Natural access control means controlling
access to a site. It can be achieved by:
Ensuring that entrances are visible, well lit
and overlooked by windows.
Clearly define entranceways and control
other points of access to a site.
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Access ask the question, how can I get in and out?
Clearly define entranceways and control other points of

access to a site.
Refers to peoples sense of ownership.
In CPTED; it refers to the development of areas
or places where the users feel a strong sense
of ownership. It is an umbrella concept,
embodying all natural surveillance and access
control principles.
The question is asked, does anyone care about what

happens?
Schools
School Drop-Off and Pick-Up
CPTED Strategies
Lighting
Landscaping
Fencing
Lighting
Fencing
Target
Hardening
Public Art
Public Art
Target Hardening
Landscaping
Lighting
90 % of crime occurs after dark
Proper lighting enables law abiding

citizens to observe / report crime and
to identify suspects.
It makes people feel safe.
Lighting Maintenance
Lighting requires maintenance to preserve visibility. Bushes
and trees that block off lighting should be trimmed. Lighting
fixtures should be located at suitable heights for easy
maintenance and replacement. Light fixtures should be
maintained in a clean condition and promptly replaced if
burnt or broken.
Protection of Lighting
Lighting needs are determined after

the night survey
Landscaping
Landscaping can become overgrown
Overgrown or improperly placed landscaping can create
ambush points
Improperly placed landscaping may disrupt access control
Poor landscaping can reduce visibility
Landscaping
Trees should be trimmed between 8 10 feet from the
ground
Shrubs should be no more that 3 feet in height or below
window seal
Barrier plants (thorns and needles) can be used to deter
criminal trespass
LANDSCAPING
A maintenance plan
is essential in
landscaping!
Fencing
Target Hardening
Public Art
Determine whether Public
Art is advantageous to the
neighborhood
Additional Crime Prevention

Multi-family Properties & CPTED
Blue Star Program

15 Minimum
BLUE STAR
CPTED Requirements
Blue Star Program

The Blue Star Program is a partnership between the
Houston Police Department, the owners and managers
of rental property, and property residents to keep
drugs and other illegal activity out of the community.
Blue Star Designation

There are three phases that must be completed before a Blue Star
designation is awarded:
Phase One: The property manager and staff attend an eight hour
seminar presented by HPD.
Phase Two: The property must meet the minimum CPTED
requirements required by Blue Star.
Phase Three: The Houston Police Department conducts a resident
safety event onsite.
Maintenance
Allows for the continued use of a space for its
intended purpose. Serves as an additional
expression of ownership. Prevents reduction of
visibility from landscaping overgrowth and
obstructed or inoperative lighting.
Maintenance usually deters offenders

Neglected and poorly maintained properties are
the breeding grounds for criminal activity

Broken Window Theory
Suggest that one broken window or nuisance if

allowed to exist will lead to others and ultimately
to the decline of entire neighborhoods.
Remove graffiti immediately upon discovering.
Repair fencing.
Activity Support
Placing activities where individuals
become part of the natural surveillance.
Move playgrounds where parents can observe them.
Communication is the
Key
CONCLUSION
CPTED is not the total answer to community problems, but it
does provide community with the means to eliminate or reduce
environmental obstacles to social, cultural or managerial control.
Timothy D. Crowe
Criminologist & CPTED Practitioner
Through the use of CPTED principles, the physical

environment can be modified or designed to eliminate
or reduce the opportunities for crime to be committed.
If all else fails
Questions
Contact Information
Princina Brown-Thomas
Planner Leader
Citywide CPTED Coordinator
713.308.3247
Email: princina.brown-thomas@houstonpolice.org
Website:
www.houstonpolice.org

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CPTED Houston, Texas

There are no local laws that

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Design Phase/ Blueprints

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CPTED & HPD

began utilizing CPTED as a crime

by request to the residents of the

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How does a citizen receive this service?

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What does the survey entail?

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What is the intent

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Where can CPTED Assessments be

Central Business District/ Regional Centers/ Town

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Contact your area storefront or go onto the HPD

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Crime Prevention PSA

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Key CPTED Concepts

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the store and clearly visible from the outside

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Natural Access Control

Access ask the question, how can I get in and out?

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Clearly define entranceways and control other points of

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The question is asked, does anyone care about what

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School Drop-Off and Pick-Up

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