Investigating the sense of security and resilience of citizens in Tehran

Security has a special place as a basic need in human societies and planners and designers of social spaces, especially cities, try to identify security factors, especially in public spaces to ensure the security of users. The aim of this study was to investigate the sense of security of citizens in District ۱۲ of Tehran. For this study, ۳۸۳ people were selected using Cochran's formula as the sample size. For the research method, using random sampling, a questionnaire was distributed among the study population and the research hypotheses were t-test and descriptive statistics and Friedman with SPSS software. The results showed that the sum of the mean of the variables of a feeling of security is equal to ۲/۹۸۹۱which is smaller than the hypothetical mean (۳) and the significant value is equal to ۱/۵۵۶ which is larger than the value of error (۰/۰۵) and statistically. In general, the level of security of the residents of District ۱۲ of Tehran was assessed as very low, which is directly related to delinquency in the area. Therefore, it can be concluded that with the increase in crime in the region, the resilience of citizen’s decreases and they do not feel financial, life, and moral security, and this is directly related to urban insecurity and high crime rates.

Keywords:

security , sense of security and resilience , urban space , citizens and crime