Citation

Scherg RH, Ejrnæs A. Vict. Offender 2022; 17(3): 395-420.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15564886.2021.1943091

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

It is well-established that recent victimization increases fear of crime, but less is known about the effect of past victimization. Using data from a large panel survey (N = 27,004) combined with register data on past victimization, we examined how past and recent victimization impacts a sense of safety in Denmark. Overall, we found no main effect of past victimization on sense of safety. However, for recurrent victims, past victimization impacts current sense of safety in a heterogeneous way. The results suggest that past adversity can function both as an amplifier and as an attenuator of the effects of victimization on fear of crime.

Language: en

Keywords

Fear of crime; GEE; panel data; persistency of victimization; sense of safety; victimization