Fear of Crime Among the Poor in Britain and Sweden

Larsson, Daniel

doi:10.1177/026975800901500302

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“…It can be assumed that a larger gap between rich and poor is associated with fear of crime. Some previous results (Larsson, 2009;Pantazis, 2000;Pantazis & Gordon, 1994) also associate poverty with a stronger fear of crime. In addition, poverty has been associated with decreasing trust, health, and well-being (e.g., Cheung & Lucas, 2016;Gunnarsdottir et al, 2015;Osborne, Sibley, & Sengupta, 2015).…”

Section: Income Inequality Poverty and Fear Of Crimementioning

confidence: 77%

Income Inequality, Poverty, and Fear of Crime in Europe

Kujala

Kallio

Niemelä

2018

Cross-Cultural Research

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Studies of fear of crime in Europe associate country-level income inequality with fear of crime. However, by considering only income inequality these studies do not account for the effects of poverty. This article provides a more comprehensive perspective through multiple country-level indicators of income inequality and poverty and thereby provides important insights into fear of crime. The research data consist of the European Social Survey, Round 7 (2014), and country-level indicators provided by Eurostat. The results show that the Gini coefficient, S80/S20 ratio, and material deprivation are positively associated with fear of crime. The association is statistically significant but is moderate at best. However, the association between the relative median at-risk-of-poverty risk gap and fear of crime is not statistically significant. Education and income only appear to be mediators between material deprivation and fear of crime. Trust appears to be a mediator between the country-level indicators and fear of crime.

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Section: Income Inequality Poverty and Fear Of Crimementioning

confidence: 77%

Income Inequality, Poverty, and Fear of Crime in Europe

Kujala

Kallio

Niemelä

2018

Cross-Cultural Research

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“…Past studies have assessed the relationship between social and physical incivilities and FOC (Wyant, ; Brunton‐Smith & Sturgis, ). For example, perception of poverty as a social disorder has been associated with higher fear levels in economically disadvantaged groups (Larsson, ). According to Hunter et al (), there is a relationship between social disorder, incivilities, and crime influencing fear levels.…”

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confidence: 99%

Fear of crime and community concerns: Mediating effect of risk and pragmatic fear

Chadee

Ali

Burke

et al. 2017

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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This study investigates the relationship between community concerns (i.e., perceived crime, incivilities, and infrastructure) and fear of crime (FOC) while examining the mediating role of risk of victimisation and pragmatic fear. Gender and ethnic differences were also explored. Data were collected using a proportionate multistage random sample of 3,003 participants from a southern Caribbean island in 2015. The following self‐reported measures were used: risk of victimisation and FOC scales, a general (noncrime) fear scale measuring pragmatic fear, and a community concern scale. Data were analysed using path analysis, Sobel tests, and multiple group analysis. Findings revealed that perceived crime and incivilities significantly predicted FOC, whereas infrastructure was insignificant as a direct predictor. Females had higher FOC, and among ethnic groups, Indo‐Trinidadians had the highest FOC than Afro‐Trinidadians and Mixed participants. Risk of victimisation and pragmatic fear had significant mediating effects on community concerns and FOC. Findings are discussed in the context of the social psychology of social disorganisation and previous research.

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“…Of the South Africans surveyed, less than a third of people (31 percent) indicated they felt safe in the country. Hale (1996); Jackson (2006); Brunton-Smith and Sturgis (2011); and Lane and Fox (2013) confirm that fear is a rational reaction to the risk of criminal victimisation in the neighbourhood in which an individual lives and is viewed by the public as very problematic (Larsson 2009). Dull and Wint (1997) confirm that fear of crime could be drawn to property crime victimization.…”

Section: Property Crime Victimisation and The Fear Of Crimementioning

confidence: 85%

A Case Study of Non-Violent Property Crime Victimisation in a South African Urban Residential Neighbourhood: Exploring the Excessive Use of Force and Destruction Caused by Burglars to Gain Entry to Victims’ Properties

Graan

2021

Int. J. Criminol. Sociol.

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Commentators frequently report on the high prevalence of violent crime in South Africa and often label the country as one of the most violent in the world, with a subculture of violence and criminality. This paper focuses on a different perspective, reporting on the excessive use of force and destruction caused by offenders in South Africa to gain entry to victims' properties in the execution of non-violent property crimes, in a particular residential burglary. Literature on property crimes has been considering the aggravating circumstances of violent property crimes. However, the use of excessive force and destruction caused by burglars to gain access to victims' properties in the execution of residential burglary remains relatively untested in the literature. In this light, the purpose of this study is to describe the unprecedented levels of force used and destruction caused by burglars to gain access to victims' properties during residential burglary victimisation in an urban residential neighbourhood in Johannesburg, South Africa. A qualitative research approach is followed. A case study design was used to select an urban residential neighbourhood in Johannesburg as a case study. A data set of (n = 1 431) crimes were purposively selected by means of non-probability sampling. Qualitative and quantitative content analysis was used to analyse the data. This paper offers valuable insight into the forceful and destructive conduct of burglars in the selected neighbourhood and contributes to the body of knowledge by providing an improved understanding of target hardening as a preventive measure against residential burglary victimisation as well as on methods of entry used by burglars in incidents of residential burglary. The results of reported non-violent property crime victimisation incidences by this community's neighbourhood watch scheme suggest that residential burglars in the selected neighbourhood are uncharacteristically forceful and ravage in their actions since they frequently revert to extreme use of force and destruction, disproportionate to the crime perpetrated. It is concluded that this radical degree of force used and destruction caused by residential burglars to gain entry to victims' properties in the execution of non-violent property crimes is not typically associated with residential burglary as compared to countries internationally.

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Fear of Crime Among the Poor in Britain and Sweden

Cited by 10 publications

References 43 publications

Income Inequality, Poverty, and Fear of Crime in Europe

Income Inequality, Poverty, and Fear of Crime in Europe

Fear of crime and community concerns: Mediating effect of risk and pragmatic fear

A Case Study of Non-Violent Property Crime Victimisation in a South African Urban Residential Neighbourhood: Exploring the Excessive Use of Force and Destruction Caused by Burglars to Gain Entry to Victims’ Properties

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