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Suburban neighbourhood design: Associations with fear of crime versus perceived crime risk

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Foster, Sarah, Knuiman, Matthew, Wood, Lisa, Giles-Corti, Billie·2013·Journal of Environmental Psychology

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  • Failing to distinguish fear of crime from perceived safety can potentially lead to an overstatement of the level of fear of crime.

    “Scholars continue to raise concerns that fear of crime is a distinct construct from commonly used measures such as perceive safety, and that failing to distinguish between these two can potentially lead to an overstatement of the level of fear of crime (Chataway, 2019; Foster et al., 2013; Hinkle, 2015).”

    From Women's perceived safety in public places and public transport: A narrative review of contributing factors and measurement methods (2025) · cites this paper as Foster et al., 2013

    The Discussion says perceived crime risk and fear of crime are different constructs and reports that the same neighbourhood characteristics can increase perceived risk while lessening fear. The Conclusion also warns against using the measures interchangeably. Neither section establishes that doing so overstates the level of fear of crime; the paper addresses differences in associations, not an overestimate of fear levels. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Fear of crime is a distinct construct from commonly used measures such as perceived safety.

    “Scholars continue to raise concerns that fear of crime is a distinct construct from commonly used measures such as perceive safety, and that failing to distinguish between these two can potentially lead to an overstatement of the level of fear of crime (Chataway, 2019; Foster et al., 2013; Hinkle, 2015).”

    From Women's perceived safety in public places and public transport: A narrative review of contributing factors and measurement methods (2025) · cites this paper as Foster et al., 2013

    The Discussion (section 4; page not provided) explicitly distinguishes perceived crime risk from fear of crime, supporting the quoted claim. The citing sentence also attributes a possible overstatement of fear-of-crime levels to the sources, but our copy does not make that further point. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  1. Beavon, D. J. K., Brantingham, P. L., & Brantingham, P. J. (1994). The influence of street networks on the patterning of property offences. In R. V. Clarke (Ed.), Crime Preventions Studies (Vol. vol 2). New York: Criminal Justice Press.
  2. Frank, L., Engelke, P., & Schmid, T. (2003). Health and Community Design: The Impact of the Built Environment and Physical Activity. Washington D.C.: Island Press.

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Authors
Foster, S., Knuiman, M., Wood, L., & Giles-Corti, B.
Affiliations
The University of Western Australia (AU)
Corresponding author
Foster, Sarah
Venue
Journal of Environmental Psychology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-12
Volume
36
Pages
112-117
ISSN
0272-4944 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2032987317
Cited by
48
References
46
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Locations
  • Journal of Environmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion)
  • UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA) (submittedVersion)
  • RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation (Healthway)
  • Australian Research Council (ARC)
  • Healthway Health Promotion Research Fellowships
  • NHMRC
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Transportation › Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
Keywords
fear of crime, walkability, retail land use, built environment, strangers, health outcomes, Perth

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