Table 3 Examples of variables—cost of gating a community to prevent crime, annoyances and malicious behaviour
Variable | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
Costs associated with restricting access to only local residents and their visitors to reduce opportunities for crime, eliminate daily annoyances and malicious behaviours | Cost of gates the community | DV |
Size of area | The geogrpahical properties of the area to be gated | IV |
Access points | The number of access points required | IV |
Guard box | The proportion of access points where a guard box is required | IV |
Number of burglaries | Burglaries that occurred in properties with clearly identifiable facilitating opportunities | IV |