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Citation

Pitner RO, Yu MS, Brown E. J. Environ. Psychol. 2012; 32(1): 43-49.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Academic Press)

DOI

10.1016/j.jenvp.2011.09.003

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study examined what factors best predict residents' concerns about neighborhood safety. One-hundred and twenty-two participants were selected from a large, Midwestern metropolitan area. All participants lived in high crime areas. Participants completed a 22-item questionnaire that assessed their perceptions of neighborhood safety and vigilance. These items were clustered as: 1) Community care and vigilance, 2) neighborhood safety concerns, 3) physical incivilities, and 4) social incivilities. Police crime data were also used in the analyses. Our findings suggest that aspects of the broken window theory, collective efficacy, and place attachments/territoriality play a role in affecting residents' concerns about neighborhood safety.

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