This study focuses on bus stop crime and seeks to identify the environmental attributes that can affect the bus rider's security while at the bus stop. Using crime data for the years 1994 and 1995 made available by the transit division of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the study discusses some general characteristics of bus stop crime. Following the argument of criminolo...

In this paper we report on the findings from a preliminary study in the UK into the effects of crime on health. The aim of the study was to investigate what victims of crime report to be the effects of both actual crime and the fear of crime on their physical and psychological health (as well as social well-being) and what actions they take (if any) to deal with these effects. A survey method w...

While some studies suggest that the nature of one´s interactions with community influences one’s perceived risk criminal victimization, only a few pieces research have tested this association in Brazil. Using four previously existing Brazilian victimization surveys, we conducted logistic models to examine whether social ties and cohesion are associated fear crime. The results showed contexts di...

Daily life is increasingly penetrated by new technologies. Advanced driver assistance systems with sophisticated sensors are increasingly available in all classes of vehicles. Moreover, mobile devices, such as smartphones, have become our daily companions. With the help of wireless communication technologies, our society and mobility have become increasingly connected. Based on these technologi...

In this research, university students’ perceptions of fear crime are examined in terms sex, nationality, living area, marital status, victimisation and disorder. The aim the research is to observe literature’s key parameters on students. Data was obtained from 330 students studying one state universities through a survey. Bivariate multivariate results show that female experience greater compar...

Perceived unsafety, fear of crime, and avoidance were studied in relation to different types crime time perspectives, concentrated disadvantage, collective efficacy, urbanity, age structure, neighborhood disorder. Four data sources used on a large Swedish city; community survey from 2012 2015 among residents, census socio-demographics, police reported violent (assault robbery the public environ...