Dominguez
Urban Strategies
Dominguez
Urban Strategies
We help cities, developers, parks, schools, and multifamily housing to reduce crime risk through Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) assessments, implementation support, and post-occupancy evaluation.
Our work helps clients create safer places, improve perception of safety, and strengthen long-term property and community value.
CPTED Audits • Safety-Driven Design • Measurable ROI
Reduce Crime Risk And Improve Property Performance Through Design
Designer-led • Public-safety informed
40–70% crime reduction
$10–$20 public value for every $1 invested
Wondering if design may be increasing crime risk on your property or public space? Let’s walk through it together
our services
Our process combines design expertise and public safety insight to reduce crime risk and improve site performance
We visit your property with a designer and public safety officer to identify safety risks. You receive a prioritized action plan to improve visibility, access control, and site use
We help your team implement recommended improvements, coordinating design updates, contractors, and site changes so the strategy becomes real-world results
After improvements are made, we measure results, documenting safety improvements and identifying any adjustments needed
Designer-led • Public-safety informed • Evidence-based
Proven Impact of Safety-Driven Design
Design decisions influence how people behave in space. When safety is intentionally integrated into the built environment, the results are measurable
Projects using CPTED and safety-focused environmental design have demonstrated:
Metric
Impact
Crime Reduction
40–70%
ROI
$10–$20 per $1 invested
Property Value
+5–6%
Local Commerce
+8–15%
These outcomes have been documented in public space improvements, park redesigns, and mixed-use developments across North America
Dominguez Urban Strategies brings these same evidence-based strategies to cities, developers, schools, parks, and residential communities
Who We Serve
If you manage a place where safety concerns affect use, revenue, or community trust, we can help.
Safety Is a Team Strategy
When we assess your site, we don’t work in isolation. We coordinate directly with public safety officers, designers, developers, maintenance teams, and community leaders to ensure every safety strategy is aligned, practical, and implementable.
Our goal is not just safer spaces; it’s safer spaces that protect and enhance your investment.
Public Safety Officers
Community Leaders & Residents
Designers
Developers/ Cities
Maintenance
Safe & Thriving Communities
Because design alone cannot change a space, collaboration does.
How We Create Safer Environments
Safety is not accidental. It is intentional. We collaborate with public safety professionals and designers to assess risk and redesign spaces to prevent crime. If safety is a concern, we’re here to help, bringing the right team together to create lasting impact.
Meet the Founder
Meet the founder and learn why safety-driven design is more than a strategy, it’s a commitment to protecting people and strengthening communities.
How We Design Safer Spaces
Watch how we assess risk, collaborate with public safety officers and designers, and implement practical strategies to prevent crime and protect long-term property value.
FOUNDER & STRATEGIST
I help create safer places that prevent crime, bring people together, and protect investments
Melissa Dominguez, Founder and Safety Strategist of Dominguez Urban Strategies, believes that safety must come first.
Melissa holds a Master's degree in Landscape Architecture, and her work is informed by environmental design, public space strategy, and safety-focused planning. Through Dominguez Urban Strategies, she applies this design-informed lens together with Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design principles to help clients understand how the physical environment can support safer, more welcoming places. When a project requires licensed landscape architectural services, Dominguez Urban Strategies works with appropriately licensed professionals as part of the project team.
When a space feels unsafe, nothing else works. Not community. Not business. Not trust.
Drawing from her experience with multifamily developments, parks, commercial sites, and community spaces, Melissa uses proven Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design principles to help property owners, schools, developers, and cities identify safety concerns and address environmental conditions that may contribute to crime.
Melissa works alongside public safety professionals, developers, and design teams to recommend practical, visible, non-stamped strategies that reduce risk, support community use, and help protect people and property.
And she does not stop at recommendations. She follows through, measures results, and demonstrates that safer spaces can strengthen communities and protect long-term property value.
Dominguez Urban Strategies provides safety consulting, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design assessments, and non-stamped recommendations. We do not offer licensed landscape architectural services. When a project requires licensed landscape architecture, engineering, architecture, or surveying services, we collaborate with appropriately licensed professionals.