Request a CPTED-based Security Assessment

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) helps communities manage and create safe spaces through environmental design principles. The CPTED brochures below provide information and are available in multiple languages.

• CPTED Brochure English 311.2 KB
• CPTED Brochure Spanish  261.18 KB
• CPTED Brochure Somali  368.1 KB
• CPTED Brochure Russian  370.05 KB
• CPTED Brochure Vietnamese  497.45 KB

A typical assessment starts with a one-hour meeting with the property owner/manager and tenants to walk around the property to learn about the space and potential safety concerns. Then, we will discuss the principles of CPTED specific to the property:

• Visibility - Is there good visibility across the space or does it feel isolated?
• Access Control - Who is gaining access to the property and how?
• Territoriality - Is it clear where public space changes into private space?
• Activity Support - What is being done to bring positive activity into the space?
• Maintenance - Is the space run down (broken fences/lights, etc.) or well maintained?

We will discuss ways to hold and support placemaking activities in and around the space. We also may make suggestions such as:

• Reaching out to neighboring businesses and homes to do a clean-up; and
• Improving lighting and trimming vegetation in a community space.

After the walkthrough, we will build a report with photos, recommendations, and resources. We will then follow up three months later to see how the improvements help the space and if any barriers remain. 

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