This article explores the nature and frequency of crimes and people's safety perceptions in
rural areas using a systematic review of the literature. It explores four decades of English …

Rural places around the world are home to 45 percent of the global population, yet rural
spaces (generally) and rural crime (particularly) are significantly under-researched in the …

This article examines factors that influence the processes and practices of crime prevention
and investigation in rural areas of England. Whilst evidence shows that rural crime is a …

The study of crime, law, and social control is now much less urban-biased than it was at the
start of this millennium, and there is an ongoing significant increase in international …

Researchers and practitioners are increasingly concerned about juvenile delinquency and
victimisation as complex social problems. These two phenomena span across the rural …

Research on fear of crime (FOC) is well established in urban contexts. However, few studies
explore how common predictors of FOC operate within nonurban environments. This study …

This chapter starts by listing 20 reasons why crime and safety in rural areas is a subject
worth examining in its own right. We present reasons from common misconceptions of crime …

Many rural and remote communities across the globe experience higher rates of crime and
victimisation than their urban counterparts (Hogg & Carrington, 2006). This is especially true …

Rural communities face unique crime and victimisation issues. These challenges are largely
overlooked in the literature. For example, farmers in rural areas struggle to protect their …

This chapter reports the growing body of literature on crime and safety in rural areas via a
systematic review of four decades of publications, from 1980 to 2020. This chapter describes …