Can Video Surveillance Systems Promote the Perception of Safety? Evidence from Surveys on Residents in Beijing, China

Hanqi Zhang, Jianfeng Guo, Chao Deng, Ying Fan and Fu Gu
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Hanqi Zhang: Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Jianfeng Guo: Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Chao Deng: Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Ying Fan: School of Economics and Management, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
Fu Gu: Department of Industrial and System Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 6, 1-21

Abstract: Ubiquitous utilization of video surveillance systems is supposed to promote safety, yet whether these systems improve the residents’ perception of safety is unknown. Moreover, the factors that affect the perception of safety are also unclear. We seek to fill these knowledge gaps via a survey-based study, which aims at evaluating the impact of video surveillance systems on perceived safety from crimes and accidents and on behavioral preferences, as well as the attitudes towards such systems. A total of 1080 residents in Beijing, China are validly surveyed, and the surveys returned are exploited for univariate analysis and regression analysis. The analysis results indicate that female respondents are more accustomed to adopt video surveillance systems, as they feel safer and more comfortable with the existence of surveillance systems. Higher levels of education, greater length of residency, and richer knowledge of surveillance systems tend to increase the perception of safety, while age and monthly income act negatively. The effects of these factors should be considered during the implementation of video surveillance systems and recommendations are given to facilitate the adoption of such systems.

Keywords: video surveillance system; perception of safety; survey; univariate analysis; regression analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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