The concentration of crime in certain places and in certain people and households within those places demonstrate the gross inequality of victimization risk. This inequality also applies to other hazards of life. However, criminology often considers the problem of crime as the problem of the offender only. It requires a different attitude to recognize crime risk as an issue of distributive justice. The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 recognizes that factors outside criminal justice strongly influence crime. However, it presents community safety as a type of crime prevention and does not establish the kind of hazard analysis required. Nevertheless, the incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights, actions resulting from Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act, and a reconsideration of emergency services might aid movement toward thinking in terms of broad hazards and alternative actions related to crime, health, education, and other areas. 14 references