title: Fear of crime and the likelihood of victimization: a bi-ethnic comparison.
abstract: Fear of crime and the likelihood of future victimization for Hispanics and Blacks in the United States was examined. The sample size was 2,235 (1,696 Black and 539 Hispanic respondents). Fear of crime and the likelihood of victimization were perceived as serious social problems by both Hispanics and Blacks, but Hispanics and women reported higher levels of fear of crime and felt more likely to be victimized than Blacks and men did.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: McMorris
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Murty
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D014505:Urban Population