Ömer BİLEN, Öyküm Esra AŞKIN, Ali Hakan BÜYÜKLÜ, Ayşenur ÖKTEN, Mehmet GÜR

HOW THE FEAR OF CRIME SPATIALLY DIFFERS AMONG THE DISTRICTS OF İSTANBUL?

Istanbul is one of the most influenced cities from the process of increased rapid urbanization since 1950s. The rapid population growth has brought a number of urbanization problems such as crime and fear of crime caused by crime. Especially fear of crime negatively affects the citizens` quality of life. Therefore, fear of crime phenomenon is an important social problem that should be investigated extensively. The main aim of this study is mapping the citizens` fear of crime located in Istanbul using GIS. With the face to face survey methodology, results of four questions answered by 1,837 responders were used as a measure of fear of crime. It was found that the individuals feel themselves safe during daytime both in neighborhoods and home. Similarly, they never feel themselves unsafe after dark. Istanbul has the image of being an unsafe city. However, the results are in contrast with this general opinion.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Mapping, Fear of Crime, İstanbul, GIS, Spatial Distribution,

SUÇ KORKUSU, İSTANBUL İLÇELERİNDE ARASINDA MEKANSAL AÇIDAN NASIL FARKLILAŞIR?

1950`lerden itibaren hızla artan kentleşme sürecinden en çok etkilenen şehirlerden biri İstanbul metropolüdür. Hızla artan nüfus, suç ve suçun neden olduğu suç korkusu gibi birtakım kentleşme sorunlarını beraberinde getirmektedir. Özellikle suç korkusu, vatandaşların yaşam kalitesini negatif yönde etkilemektedir. Bu nedenle suç korkusu kavramı, kapsamlı incelenmesi gereken önemli sosyal bir problemdir. Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, İstanbul`da yaşayan vatandaşların suç korkusunu CBS kullanarak haritalamaktır. Yüz yüze anket yöntemi kullanılarak, 1,837 adet denek tarafından cevaplanan dört soruya ait sonuçlar, suç korkusunun ölçülmesinde kullanılmıştır. Kişilerin kendilerini hem mahallelerinde hem de evlerinde gündüz zamanı güvende hissettikleri bulunmuşken, gece vakti kendilerini hiçbir zaman güvensiz hissetmemektedirler. İstanbul, güvensiz bir şehir olduğu imajına sahiptir ancak sonuçlar bu genel görüş ile çelişmektedir.

Keywords:

Haritalama, Suç Korkusu, İstanbul, CBS, Mekansal Dağılım, ,

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