Places such as dark alleys and estates with minimal lighting and CCTV are more susceptible to crimes. This is because of the fact that people who commit the crimes do not what to be caught in the act, be it by a person or by CCTV.
Another case, of a place being more susceptible to crime is when there is nothing to do to keep peoples minds of committing a certain crime, such as a local sports centre or shopping centre nearby that people can go to, to occupy themselves.
A place where an opportunity arises to commit a crime will always have a high crime rate, which is why there have been so many groups, and schemes, set up to combat crime.
The approaches to prevent crimes are varied. There are methods that have been put in place before a crime is committed and an example of this is anti-graffiti paint which is applied to clean surfaces to prevent future marking, particularly by spray paint and crayon. I think, and I’m sure others would agree, that this paint is a great idea, as it does not affect anyone, due to it being just like normal paint. A recent campaign to prevent knife crime has been working well, with knife amnesty bins outside police stations, collecting knifes from people with no questions asked, which I think has been one of the best ideas the police have come up with.
