ABSTRACT
Lighting is a powerful tool that management and residents can use to control and reduce the "fear" and opportunity of crime. Security lighting should be energy efficient, and tamper proof with break-resistant lenses. Lighting can illuminate a target for a criminal as easily as it allows a legitimate user to see a potential threat or criminal. Lighting is an important element in any site design. Whether a single house or a shopping mall, appropriate lighting techniques should be used. Good lighting will help people to feel more comfortable with their surroundings. Building lighting should illuminate building numbers, building accesses, front and back areas; porch lights under control of the building, not by the apartment user; and the corners as well as walls. Color rendering and the planned location for security lighting must always be considered before the final installation of a light.
