1School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang
2Faculty of Economic and Management, University College Bestari, 22100, Setiu, Terengganu, Malaysia
3School of Technology Management and Logistics, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06000, Sintok, Kedah
Online published on 7 December, 2018.
Campus crime is a serious issue and the first anxiety of the entire campus community as a whole. This criminal activity that occurs on campus not only affects the quality of the learning process but also gives a sense of fear and discomfort to using university facilities. This paper intends to determine the critical contribute factors of crime incidents on the university facilities. This research employs a quantitative method as methods to gather data. This study involved 173 respondents from students of Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. The analysis of this study used descriptive analysis. The findings have shown that five factors contribute to crime, the first factor is security that contributed to the incident on campus, the second factor is an environment, the third factor is student behaviour, the fourth factor is activity and lifestyle, and the last element design. Entirely the crime contributes factors need to be envisaged in university policies towards reducing the offence incidence on the university facilities.
Campus crime, crime contribute factors, and crime incidence
