NCJ Number
105876
Journal
Environment and Behavior Volume: 17 Issue: 3 Dated: (May 1985) Pages: 275-295
Date Published
1985
Length
21 pages
Annotation
The influence of perceived social diversity on fear of crime was investigated in a 1978 survey of a random sample of 1,439 (76-percent response rate) Canadian households.
Abstract
Of nine variables related to perceived social diversity (e.g., similarity of housing, occupation, income), only three showed significant effects on fear of crime, and these effects were in differing directions and specific to different age groups. Only for respondents over 65 was a preference for social homogeneity an important predictor of fear. In all cases, gender (female) and residential location (inner city) were the strongest predictors of fear of crime. Weaker relations were found between age (older) and education (lower) and fear of crime. 4 tables, 9 notes, and 40 references. (Author abstract modified)