Fear of crime is one of the most important problems in our cities, even in low-crime rate
areas. The aim of this paper is to provide evidence of the issues involved in the perceived …

According to cultivation theory, higher levels of crime-based media consumption result in an
increased fear of crime. This study extends cultivation theory's basic assertion by (a) creating …

Cross-national comparisons of fear of crime have been gaining in popularity within the
academic community, as they allow for the examination of both individual and country-level …

Previous research has documented that, in general, women are more concerned about their
personal safety and take more safety precautions than men. However, this study looks …

An important portion of internet users have faced cybercrime in recent years. One successful
strategy for dealing with cybercrime victimization is to seek social support. However …

Perceptions of fear in the correctional literature typically seek to predict factors such as
procedural justice, turnover, and satisfaction rather than identify the antecedents to fear. In …

Relieving tourist anxiety is critical to tourism crisis management. This study analyzes the
effect of travel companions on tourist anxiety during crisis situations through three scenario …

Using data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, this research explores trends in
worry about crime and its gender gap between 1998 and 2019/20. Worry about different …

Stranger violence can have a variety of different physical, psychological, social, and
economic effects on the victim. In this article, we address one possible impact, namely, a …

Given the scarcity of prior studies, the current research introduced country-level variables,
along with individual-level ones, to test how they are related to an individual's perceived risk …