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We live with crime every day. It has become,
unfortunately, a fact of life. Discussions on
the subject have traditionally focused much less
on prevention than on arrest and punishment;
measures that cannot be taken until after a
crime has been committed.
Only in the
last 20 years have designers and architects
begun to see the need to plan and build with
more than just the traditional threats of nature
--- fire, earthquakes and hurricanes --- in
mind. They must now consider the threat of
crime.
Enter a new
approach to crime prevention - Crime Prevention
Through Environmental Design - or CPTED. Much
more far-reaching than dead bolts on doors and
locks on windows, CPTED principles can be
applied easily and inexpensively to building or
remodeling, and have been implemented in
communities across the nation. The results have
been impressive; in some CPTED communities,
criminal activity has decreased by as much as 40
percent.
What is the
secret to CPTED? Design that eliminates or
reduces criminal behavior and at the same time
encourages people to "keep an eye out" for each
other. These are just a few of the ingredients
that go into creating an effective CPTED
environment… that is, a safer more livable
community.
There
are five overlapping CPTED strategies.
1. Natural
Surveillance
A design
concept directed primarily at keeping intruders
easily observable. Promoted by features that
maximize visibility of people, parking areas and
building entrances: doors and windows that look
out on to streets and parking areas;
pedestrian-friendly sidewalks and streets; front
porches; adequate nighttime lighting.
2.
Territorial Reinforcement
Physical
design can create or extend a sphere of
influence. Users then develop a sense of
territorial control while potential offenders,
perceiving this control, are discouraged.
Promoted by features that define property lines
and distinguish private spaces from public
spaces using landscape plantings, pavement
designs, gateway treatments, and 'CPTED" fences.
3. Natural
Access Control
A design
concept directed primarily at decreasing crime
opportunity by denying access to crime targets
and creating in offenders a perception of risk.
Gained by designing streets, sidewalks, building
entrances and neighborhood gateways to clearly
indicate public routes and discouraging access
to private areas with structural elements.
4. Target
Hardening
Accomplished
by features that prohibit entry or access:
window locks, dead bolts for doors, interior
door hinges.
Presented
along with each of these CPTED strategies are
guidelines which, as a homeowner, builder or
remodeler, you can apply to reduce the fear and
incidence of crime and improve the quality of
life.
5. Activity
Support
Finally, a
crime free environment requires the infusion of
legitimate activities into the area. By
developing and promoting neighborhood
activities, the community creates surveillance
of the area - in effect, lots of witnesses -
which discourages criminal activity.
Participating Local Properties
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The apartment communities listed
have earned certification under the
Crime Free Housing program.
The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan
Police Department recommends these
communities
to citizens seeking safe, secure
housing in the Savannah area.
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Properties In The City Of
Savannah
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Windsor Arms Apartments
12409 Largo Dr.
(912) 925-4811
Windsor Arms
was the
1st
apartment community in the
southeastern U.S.
to achieve
Crime Free Housing
Certification.
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Jasmine Place
2323 Downing Drive
888-854-4495
Fax - 912-352-7924
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Edgewater Trace Apartments
10714 Abercorn St.
(912) 925-5519
Fax - 912-925-5973
Carriage House
125 Tibet Avenue
912-925-9727
Fax - 912-925-7381
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Chelsea @ Five Points
1910 Skidaway Road
912-232-6640
Fax - 912-232-8461
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Hampstead Oaks
200 Hampstead Avenue
912-356-5656
Fax - 912-356-1045
Live Oak Plantation
8505 Waters Avenue
912-927-1188
Fax - 912-927-8774
Kings Cove Apartment
12350 Mercy Blvd
912-925-4815
Fax - 912-925-6997
Oaks @ Brandlewood
5110 Garrard Ave
912-232-9400
Fax - 912-232-9191
Wyndmere Apartments
1326 Highway 80 West
912-964-9211
Fax 912-965-1912
Ashley @ Midtown
1518 East Park Avenue
912-233-3075
Fax - 912-233-3662
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Archer Way Townhomes
10615 Abercorn Street
912-925-7410
Fax - 912-927-2773
Spanish Villa Apartments
10611 Abercorn St.
(912) 925-9442
Fax - 912-920-1060
Indigo Point
4750 LaRoche Ave
912-355-4005
Fax - 912-691-2384
Turtle Creek
11910 White Bluff Road
912-927-6713
Fax - 912-920-9040
Alhambra Apartments
2200 East Victory
912-354-1968
Fax - 912-353-8119
Timberland Apartments
10612 Abercorn St.
(912) 925-5475
Fax - 912-920-8245
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Properties In the Savannah Area
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River Crossing Apartments
2612 Dogwood Ave.
Thunderbolt, GA.
(912) 355-3722
Oaks @ Wilmington Island
909 Penn Waller
912-898-1486
Fax 912-898-9878
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Kessler Point
901 Kessler Court
912-964-4452
Fax - 912-964-7929
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