Fear of crime among Canadians: A multi-variate analysis |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Women''s and Children''s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden;2. Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm, Sweden;1. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY;2. South Bay Family Health Care, Torrance, Calif;3. Mattel Children''s Hospital UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA;4. Cedars Sinai Medical Center;5. UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, Calif;6. University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children''s Research Institute, Seattle, Wash |
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| Abstract: | This study focused upon the nature of indirect victimization in the Canadian context. The data were collected in 1980 through interviews with respondents (N = 640) aged 18 and older in three large metropolitan centers in Canada. A stratified multi-stage cluster sample was selected based upon Enumeration Areas in each locality. Using a multivariate data analysis technique, Discriminant Analysis, variables differentiating those fearing crime from those not fearing crime were isolated. Sex, previous victimization experience, socioeconomic status, conservatism, and social isolation were found to be significant discriminators whereas a variety of other demographic, social-psychological, and media exposure measures were not. Findings from the Canadian sample were compared to those from recently gathered American data that were similarly analyzed. The implications of major results for the development of strategies designed to reduce fear of crime are discussed. |
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