Crime in public places is an increasing concern for the police, users of public places and the general public at large. Significantly, users of public transport facilities consistently perceive their risks from crime to be considerably higher, hurting levels of patronage. The aim of this study is to examine concerns for personal safety and measures that could improve sense of personal safety in a Nigerian public transport facility. This study further examines whether respondents’ perceptions determine frequent use of this public place. Explanatory factors are personal safety and place improvements concerns ratings.,The study adopted a case study. The selection of this was accomplished using carefully defined criteria in previous studies. The research process consists of three steps the on-site assessment, objective insecurity assessment and subjective insecurity survey. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. Quantitative data were explored using mean ranking, percentages and correlation, whereas qualitative information was analysed using narrative techniques of reporting. To define the major determinants of the frequent use of this public place, a multiple ordinary least squares regression was constructed for variables in the correlation model.,Results show that places within the site are not designed to meet crime prevention through environmental design strategies, as 625 crimes were documented with thefts well above other listed crimes. Respondents exhibited a significant level of concern for their safety across all the factors enumerated while the most important improvements concern was enhancements to lighting. Generally, findings suggest that there is still much to be done to improve elements of surveillance, access control, territoriality, image management and activity support on the site. Regression model shows that efforts to enhance perceived safety of users would have major significance on the frequent use of this facility.,Policies on public place developments should be mainly in terms of tackling the environmental design of car parks and the effects of darkness at night time. This should involve improvement of lighting and the installation of CCTV, security camera as well as constant maintenance of bushes, vegetation, plants, trees and other elements of the landscape. Furthermore, the aesthetics of the site has to be attractive to users. The site and its closest surroundings have to be well-maintained and cared for. Besides, place lines and private areas must be defined with plants, pavement treatments, short walls or fences.,Previous studies on safety and security of public transport places, particularly rail facility, have mainly concentrated on the relations between fear of crime, perceived safety and place improvement concerns. To the best of authors’ knowledge, no study till date has explored how they correlate to the patronage of the transport facility, particularly in the sub-Saharan nations. This study contributes to existing literature having revealed perceived personal safety and transport place improvements concerns to be another important dimension of rail transport patronage in the Nigerian context.

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公共场所的人身安全和改善问题

在公共场所犯罪是警察，公共场所使用者和广大公众日益关注的问题。值得注意的是，公共交通设施的使用者始终认为自己遭受犯罪的风险要高得多，从而损害了乘客量。这项研究的目的是检查对人身安全的关注以及可以改善尼日利亚公共交通设施中人身安全感的措施。这项研究进一步检验了受访者的看法是否决定了该公共场所的频繁使用。解释性因素是人身安全和场所改善与等级有关。该研究采用了案例研究。使用以前的研究中仔细定义的标准可以完成此选择。研究过程包括三个步骤，即现场评估，客观的不安全评估和主观的不安全调查。收集了定量和定性数据。使用均值排名，百分比和相关性来探索定量数据，而使用叙述性报告技术来分析定性信息。为了确定频繁使用该公共场所的主要决定因素，针对相关模型中的变量构建了多个普通最小二乘回归。结果表明，该场所中的场所并非旨在通过环境设计策略来满足预防犯罪的需要，因为记录在案的盗窃案有625起，远高于其他列出的罪行。在列举的所有因素中，受访者对其安全性都表现出了极大的关注，而最重要的改进关注是对照明的改进。一般来说，研究结果表明，要改善站点的监视，访问控制，地域性，图像管理和活动支持等元素，仍有许多工作要做。回归模型表明，努力提高用户的感知安全性对于频繁使用该设施将具有重要意义。公共场所发展政策应主要针对解决停车场的环境设计和夜间黑暗的影响。这应包括改善照明和安装闭路电视，监控摄像头，以及对灌木，植被，植物，树木和其他景观要素进行不间断的维护。此外，网站的美学必须对用户具有吸引力。该场地及其附近的环境必须得到良好的维护和保养。除了，必须使用植物，路面处理，短墙或围墙来定义场所线和私人区域。以前关于公共交通场所（尤其是铁路设施）的安全保障的研究主要集中在对犯罪的恐惧，感知到的安全与场所之间的关系改善的关注。据作者所知，到目前为止，还没有研究探讨它们与运输设施的光顾之间的关系，特别是在撒哈拉以南国家。这项研究为现有文献做出了贡献，这些文献揭示了人们对人身安全和运输场所改善的关注，这是尼日利亚背景下铁路运输乘客量的另一个重要方面。特别是铁路设施，主要集中在对犯罪的恐惧，对安全的感知与对场所改善的关注之间的关系。据作者所知，到目前为止，还没有研究探讨它们与运输设施的光顾之间的关系，特别是在撒哈拉以南国家。这项研究为现有文献做出了贡献，这些文献揭示了人们对人身安全和运输场所改善的关注，这是尼日利亚背景下铁路运输乘客量的另一个重要方面。特别是铁路设施，主要集中在对犯罪的恐惧，对安全的感知与对场所改善的关注之间的关系。据作者所知，到目前为止，还没有研究探讨它们与运输设施的光顾之间的关系，特别是在撒哈拉以南国家。这项研究为现有文献做出了贡献，这些文献揭示了人们对人身安全和运输场所改善的关注，这是尼日利亚背景下铁路运输乘客量的另一个重要方面。