Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-3-2010
Abstract
Research indicates that men and women commonly express different amounts of fear about crime. This article explores the sex difference in fear of crime levels by assessing differences in fear of crime in relation to urban environments. Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics Criminal Victimization and Perceptions of Community Safety, the present analysis employs multinomial logistic regressions to examine gradations in two measures of fear of crime. Some aspects of the neighborhood environment do differentially influence men and women’s fear of crime levels, including serious crime in the neighborhood, physical and social disorder. Findings highlight that women’s greater fear of crime is partially due to higher perceived risks through signals of neighborhood conditions.
Recommended Citation
Snedker, K. A. (2015). Neighborhood Conditions and Fear of Crime: A Reconsideration of Sex Differences: A Reconsideration of Sex Differences. Crime & Delinquency, 61(1), 45-70. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128710389587
Peer Reviewed
1
Copyright
SAGE Publications
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Comments
This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Crime & Delinquency, volume 61, issue 1, in 2015 following peer review. This article may not exactly replicate the final published version. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available online at https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128710389587.