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Women's Fear of Crime in Canadian Public Housing

University of St. Thomas

MARTIN D. SCHWARTZ

Ohio University

WALTER S. DeKESEREDY

Ohio University

MICHAEL O. MAUME

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

That women have a greater fear of crime than men has often been termed irrational or paradoxical, but this article joins those who argue that the gendered nature of fear is well grounded. The authors investigate the extent to which various factors—including prior victimization, perceptions of neighborhood disorder, routine activities, and neighborhood satisfaction—predict women's perceptions of personal safety. Survey and semistructured interview data were collected from 219 women living in six urban public housing estates in eastern Ontario. Both disorder and neighborhood satisfaction have a moderately strong impact on perceptions of insecurity, whereas prior victimization is a negligible factor. One conclusion is that improving services (e.g., removing garbage, graffiti, vandalized items) may reduce fear as much as reducing crime.

Violence Against Women, Vol. 7, No. 6, 638-661 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/10778010122182640


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