Explaining the spatial structure of vandalism in the public space of Zanjan city (Case study:Karmandan, Golshahr)

  Vandalism, the deliberate destruction of public or private property and a kind of disease in the modern age, is considered to be the birth of different spatial structures.The purpose of this research is to explain the effect of spatial structure on the occurrence of vandalism in Zanjan city. Based on the work method and nature, it is placed in the framework of descriptive-analytical research. The data of this research was recorded in the form of Cartesian coordinates using GPS and analyzed in SPSS and GIS software and presented in the form of tables and maps. In order to analyze spatial distribution, Cornell geostatistics and kriging tests have been used.The statistical population of the current research is the city of Zanjan and the statistical samples of all vandalism manifestations in the uses of public spaces in the neighborhoods of karmandan and Golshahr. The results of SPSS indicate that more than 50% of vandalism occurred in dense coordinates of the population such as green space use and residential use. The second most important use by vandals is the areas outside the scope of vision and supervision, which includes 14% of cases in karmandan and 46% in Golshahr. The exposure and use of security systems in educational, sports, workshop and commercial uses has acted as a shield to prevent vandalism and caused these uses to suffer a very small percentage of vandalism.