The zoning of defenseless spaces and prone areas of crime in the city of Ardabil

identification of urban defenseless spaces in order to optimize the management of crime and prevent the emergence of insecure spaces is necessary. Therefore, in this research, which is a practical nature, descriptive-analytical method and applying various techniques and techniques such as the ANP and Vikore model have been attempting to zoning and identifying urban areas without defense. The data and information requirements of the present study were compiled by using field and library methods. In the library method, information is gathered by referring to citation databases, reference libraries, databases of different organizations. In the field method, in order to identify the urban defenseless spaces, using the field observation method, field surveys (filling in the checklist) and location of the geographic location were recorded. The statistical population of the present study was the neighborhoods of Ardabil city, whose condition was evaluated in terms of defensiveness in 2018. The results of this study indicate that most of the peripheral neighborhoods and integrated rural villages in the northwestern and western parts of the city of Ardebil are vulnerable to defensiveness against delinquent behaviors. Therefore, it is suggested that in order to improve the conditions of planning for the use of appropriate security equipment, the utility-part of the spaces using an appropriate lighting system and the removal of dead and abandoned spaces and observation barriers and training Citizens take place