Making neighborhoods safer: Examining predictors of residents’ concerns about neighborhood safety

Influence of environmental perception of the neighbourhood on place attachment: The impact of the physical care of the neighbourhood

“…People who, on an individual level, perceive greater incivility and a greater risk of being victims of crime also display an increased fear of crime, even when the effect of perceived risk is controlled. So, Pitner et al (2012Pitner et al ( , 2013 affirm that presence of incivility was the strongest predictor neighborhood safety concerns; and therefore social disorder and violent offenses negatively predict community care and vigilance. At the level of individual blocks of housing, however, shared beliefs about incivility cease to have an influence on fear of crime when shared beliefs about perceived risk are included in the analysis (Wyant, 2008).…”

Risk perception as mediator in perceptions of neighbourhood disorder and safety about victimisation

“…Factors such as collective efficacy and community cohesion (Pitner, Yu & Brown, 2012;Sampson & Raudenbush, 1999), social structure, neighbourhood composition and prior beliefs, informed by stereotypes and stigma (Body-Gendrot, 2009;Sampson & Raudenbush, 2004 are thought to shape perceptions of disorder and other reactions to crime such as fear and unsafe feelings.…”

How Safe Is Your Neighborhood? Iranian Women’s Perception of Safety and Security

“…Some of reports have highlighted neighborhood physical attributes in incivility items pertaining to decayed and run-down buildings, abandoned buildings, vacant lots, debris in the streets, graffiti, and poor lighting (Pitner, ManSoo and Brown, 2012).…”

“…Second delinquency in the neighborhood can be related to the abandoned lands and the possibility of escape and concealment in the neighborhood. Factors such as the neighborhood lighting (urban landscape), access to all areas of the neighborhood (sufficient permeability both physical and visual) and geometric and safe design of the intersections and routes encourage people into the public realm and facilitate pedestrian movement throughout the neighborhood to interact more (Pitner, ManSoo and Brown, 2012). If the neighborhood also has mixed-use facilities to invite women into the public realm, and well-connected streets to facilitate walking; then, more women may walk in their neighborhoods.…”

“…In addition, the presence of livable neighborhood increases social interactions, although, demolished buildings, wasteland and degraded and abandoned lands decrease the presence of women in neighborhoods' urban spaces as a result of refuse pertaining to decayed and run-down buildings, abandoned buildings, vacant lots, debris in the streets, graffiti, and poor lighting increasing the possibility of hiding and disturbing (Pitner, ManSoo and Brown, 2012).…”