Perceived Unsafety and Fear of Crime: The Role of Violent and Property Crime, Neighborhood Characteristics, and Prior Perceived Unsafety and Fear of Crime

Perceived unsafety, fear of crime, and avoidance were studied in relation to different types crime time perspectives, concentrated disadvantage, collective efficacy, urbanity, age structure, neighborhood disorder. Four data sources used on a large Swedish city; community survey from 2012 2015 among residents, census socio-demographics, police reported violent (assault robbery the public environment), property crimes (arson, damage, theft, vehicle residential burglary) geographical information local bus stops annual passengers visiting these stops. Collective efficacy primarily, but also was strongly related perceived across 102 neighborhoods. crime. It not viable relate variables with avoidance, however. Fear specific should for future reference be examined separately. Crime, visible disorder, structure do seem as important.