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Regional crime rates and fear of crime: WISIND findings
Many people are afraid of falling prey to crime. The present report investigates the extent to which this fear is in line with the actual regional crime rates. This analysis is based on data from a comprehensive database on the fear of crime, combined with police crime statistics (specifically, adjusted crime statistics which factor in the "dark figure" of unreported crime). No evidence was found to support the (occasionally voiced) contention that the fear of falling prey to crime is irrational in many cases and not representative of the actual level of safety within a given region. In fact, our data shows a clear statistical correlation between regional crime rates and the fear of crime, both of which are more pronounced in the north of Germany than in the south, for instance. The inclusion of cybercrime in crime statistics, however, has meant that the former, higher crime rates and greater fear of crime often recordedin urban areas as opposed to rural regions are no longer as pronounced.
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Englisch
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Journal: DIW Economic Bulletin ; ISSN: 2192-7219 ; Volume: 5 ; Year: 2015 ; Issue: 12 ; Pages: 167-176 ; Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
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Wirtschaft
Criminal Law
General Regional Economics: Other
National Security and War
State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations: Other
Public Economics: Miscellaneous Issues: General
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security
crime
indicator
fear
fear of crime
home affairs
police
inner security
threat
crime statistics
police statistics
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Bug, Mathias
Kroh, Martin
Meier, Kristina
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Veröffentlichung
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Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
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Berlin
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2015
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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- Bug, Mathias
- Kroh, Martin
- Meier, Kristina
- Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
Time of origin
- 2015
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