Direct Victimization Experiences and Fear of Crime: A Gender Perspective

Sironi Emiliano () and Bonazzi Leda Maria
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Sironi Emiliano: Department of Statistical Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Gemelli 1, Milan 20123, Italy
Bonazzi Leda Maria: Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy

Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, 2016, vol. 22, issue 2, 159-172

Abstract: Using data from the sixth round of the European Social Survey, we implement propensity score matching methods in order to test whether the presence of past experiences of direct victimization decreases citizens’ safety perception. Results confirm the hypothesis that victimization strongly increases the fear of crime; furthermore the effect is also gender specific: victimized women show higher decrease in safety perception than men.

Keywords: Direct victimization; Gender; Safety perception (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 H41 H55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1515/peps-2016-0008

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