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September 2003, Vol 93, No. 9 | American Journal of Public Health 1442-1445
© 2003 American Public Health Association

FIELD ACTION REPORT

Zoning Out Crime and Improving Community Health in Sarasota, Florida: "Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design"

Sherry Plaster Carter, MURP, AICP, Stanley L. Carter, Police Captain (Ret.) and Andrew L. Dannenberg, MD, MPH

Sherry Plaster Carter and Stanley L. Carter are with Carter & Carter Associates, Sarasota, Fla. Andrew L. Dannenberg is with the National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Sherry Plaster Carter, Carter & Carter Associates, 3760 Maple Hollow Ct, Sarasota, FL 34243 (e-mail: shercarter{at}aol.com).

Sarasota, Fla, used Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles to guide revitalization efforts in its crime-ridden North Trail area. A team of city planners, police officers, and architects examined land use and crime data and sought input from local businesses, residents, and community leaders.

Beginning in 1990, interventions included increased police patrols to reduce prostitution and the creation of a new zoning district to encourage area redevelopment based on CPTED principles. Compared with the rest of Sarasota, from 1990 to 1998 the North Trail Corridor experienced decreases in calls for police service (P < .005), crimes against persons and property (P = not significant), and prostitution (P < .05).

These results suggest that community design may be a useful tool for decreasing crime and improving community health.




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