From urban crime areas to urban resilience: lessons learned from Bandung City, Indonesia

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the factors of urban crime and their impact on realizing urban resilience in Bandung City, Indonesia, and at the same time explore urban governance and policies in dealing with these problems. This research method uses a qualitative exploratory approach with an evidence-based approach and data analysis using the Nvivo 12 Plus tool. The results of the study show that there is a relationship between crime rates and resilience in Bandung City, in other words, people who have resilience have a much lower crime rate. In the criminal cases in Bandung City, it was found that the crime rates varied according to the social, economic, and physical characteristics of the city. Meanwhile, crime trends are visible in the deserted and seedy suburbs. To minimize these criminal acts, several billboards (crime warnings) and CCTV were distributed in several crime-prone areas in Bandung City by the Bandung City police. Although these efforts are still less significant in preventing and handling urban crimes in the city of Bandung, in the opinion of researchers it is more advisable to look at the root causes of the root causes of crimes that occur and carry out strategic resilience planning. This study can be useful for increasing knowledge both in the field of urban governance research and the field of public policy, and this description outlines the factors that cause urban crime.

Keywords

• Bandung City
• urban crime areas
• urban governance
• urban resilience
• vulnerability and adversity
• Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan, Department of Social Policy, Sociology, and Criminology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK