Analysis of factors affecting the reduction of crime and violence in Tehran's urban spaces with a smart city approach | ||
| فضای شهری و حیات اجتماعی | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 23 November 2025 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.22034/jprd.2025.64056.1140 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ali Zeynali Aim1; Ali Azar* 2; Shoeila Hamidzadeh Khayavi3 | ||
| 1Postdoctoral student in Urban Design, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tarbiat Dabir Shahid Rajaei University, Tehran, Iran. | ||
| 2Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Architecture, Maragheh Branch،Islamic Azad University، Maragheh،Iran. | ||
| 3Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Architecture, Shabester Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabester, Iran | ||
| Abstract | ||
| With the rapid growth of the urban population, cities are facing many challenges, including the increase in crime and violence in urban spaces. Meanwhile, the smart city has been proposed as a strategy to improve the security of urban spaces. The main goal of the current research is to analyze the factors affecting the reduction of crime and violence in the urban spaces of Tehran with a smart city approach. The research method is descriptive-analytical. A questionnaire was used to collect data. The statistical population includes the population of Tehran, which is equal to 9039,000 people. Based on Cochran's formula, the sample size was determined to be 384 people. The findings were analyzed using second order confirmatory factor analysis, multivariate regression and path analysis. The results of the factor analysis show that among all the examined indicators, smart lighting with a standard factor load of 0.87 and smart surveillance with a factor load of 0.84 have the most effect compared to other variables in reducing crime and violence in Tehran's urban spaces, and the transport management index and Public transport with a standardized factor load of 0.70 had the least effect in reducing crime and violence in urban areas of Tehran. Also, the results of the path analysis showed that the main factor of security in public spaces with a total effect of 1.02 was the highest and education and participation of citizens in security with a total effect of 0.86 had the lowest effect in reducing crime and violence in the urban spaces of Tehran. This research showed that the smart city of urban spaces, especially focusing on lighting and smart monitoring, can have a significant effect on reducing crime and violence. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Smart city; Urban spaces; Crime and violence; Tehran city | ||
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