The relation of CPTED characteristics to the risk of residential burglary in and outside the city center of Ghent

- CPTED characteristics are related to the risk of burglary of houses.
- The risk of residential burglary closer to the city center is more related to characteristics of access control.
- The burglary risk outside the city center is more related to surveillance.
- Surveillance has the strongest relation to the risk of burglary, once the distance from the center is taken into account.