The results in general support the conclusion that residential proximity to blacks is related to whites' fear of crime. Whites who disapprove of school and neighborhood integration tend to be more fearful. The effects of proximity and prejudice operate independently; whites who live closer to blacks register lower levels of prejudice than do those who live in separate neighborhoods. Despite these trends, blacks are more fearful of crime than whites, due in large part to neighborhood-level differences in crime victimization, social disorder, and physical decay which are associated with factors that make everyone more fearful of crime. 1 table, 3 figures, 22 notes, and 1 appendix