Explaining Fear of Crime in Queensland

A model to explain fear of crime in Queensland is developed and fitted to data from the 1991 Queensland Crime Victims Survey. Fear of crime is measured from the answers to the question about respondents' feelings of safety when walking alone in their area after dark. The results suggest that fa...

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Published in:Journal of quantitative criminology 1995-09, Vol.11 (3), p.271-287
Main Authors: Carcach, Carlos, Frampton, Peta, Thomas, Kaye, Cranich, Mathew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Australia
Civility
Communities
Crime
Crime Prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against the person
Criminal offenses
Criminal statistics
Fear of Crime
Hemic system
Neighborhoods
Public opinion
Sociodemographic Factors
Victimization
Workforce
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Summary:A model to explain fear of crime in Queensland is developed and fitted to data from the 1991 Queensland Crime Victims Survey. Fear of crime is measured from the answers to the question about respondents' feelings of safety when walking alone in their area after dark. The results suggest that factors such as gender, age, poverty, educational level, labor force status, level of incivility in the area, perceived amount of crime in the area, and neighborhood cohesion all make an impact on fear of crime in a way that is consistent with the theory. The results also show that fear of crime in Queensland is explained by very concrete factors that can be subject to intervention and policy formulation by relevant bodies.
ISSN:0748-4518
1573-7799
DOI:10.1007/BF02221140