Fear of Crime and the Likelihood of Victimization: A Bi-Ethnic Comparison
- 1 October 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Social Psychology
- Vol. 133 (5) , 723-732
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.1993.9713928
Abstract
Fear of crime and the likelihood of future victimization for Hispanics and Blacks in the United States was examined. The sample size was 2,235 (1,696 Black and 539 Hispanic respondents). Fear of crime and the likelihood of victimization were perceived as serious social problems by both Hispanics and Blacks, but Hispanics and women reported higher levels of fear of crime and felt more likely to be victimized than Blacks and men did.Keywords
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