Predicting Feelings of Safety in Germany: The Influence of Criminal Victimization, Political Attitudes, and Other Social Factors
2023 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
Building on past research, this paper focuses on how previous victimization experiences, sympathy with a political party, and other social factors influence safety feelings at nighttime in public places in Germany. Using the micro-level theories from vulnerability and victimology, the study conducts an ordinal logistic regression analysis on data from a cross-sectional study conducted in 2019 on internal security in Germany commissioned by the German Federal Press and Information Office. Findings reveal that only some victimization experiences have a predicting impact on feelings of unsafety, namely harassment, online fraud, and theft have a significant effect. Further, the study showed that only sympathy for one party in Germany, the Alternative for Germany, has a significant predicting effect on fear of crime compared to not voting. Further gender differences were detected as females have a higher probability of feeling unsafe at night in public places.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 18
Keywords [en]
criminology, fear of crime, trust in police, victimiaztion, vulnerability
National Category
Social Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-60555OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-60555DiVA, id: diva2:1766761
Educational program
HS Criminology
Supervisors
Examiners
2023-06-212023-06-132023-06-21Bibliographically approved