Assessing Sense of Community Dimension in Residential Areas in the Malaysian Context

Sense of community (SOC) is one of the components or domains of community relationship in residential areas. The strength of community relationship believed to eliminate criminal activities at residential area. Hence, in the identification of SOC, it is crucial for the measurement dimension to ensure that the specified items are reliable to measure the dimension. Therefore, a survey on sense of community in residential Putrajaya and Bandar Baru Bangi are conducted. The research discovered that the membership, shared emotional connection and influence achieved Cronbach's Alpha value of 0.80 to 0.90. All items of SOC achieved factor loadings 0.62 to 0.94.