ABSTRACT
The application of technology for situational crime prevention (SCP) has been urban-centric, focused mostly on crime and safety problems in urban centres, and overlooking rural challenges. To fill this gap, this chapter investigates the use of modern technologies (CCTV, alarms, lighting sensors, drones and remote sensors) in rural contexts. The analysis is based on a review of reports published after the year 2000, focusing on studies that present evidence for technologies’ impact on crime (property and wildlife crimes) in rural contexts. While findings show that the use of modern technology in crime prevention in rural areas is not a common phenomenon, its application has increased in the last decade, most notably in countries of the Global North. In all rural cases, these technologies are supplements of conventional SCP measures. The chapter concludes with suggestions for both practice and research.
