Perceived neighborhood disorder and fear of crime in Japan: A multilevel analysis of repeated cross-sectional data from 2007 to 2018

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology Pub Date : 2025-07-10 DOI:10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102683

Ai Suzuki , Aiden Sidebottom , Richard Wortley , Takahito Shimada

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Abstract

The social and physical environment has been shown to influence the fear of crime. Little is currently known about the relationship between perceived neighborhood disorder and fear of crime in Japan. Combining census data with responses to four sweeps of a national public safety survey, this study explored individual-, household- and neighborhood-level predictors of fear of property crime in Japan. Consistent with theoretical expectations, multilevel models found that being the victim of crime, living in larger cities, and perceived higher levels of social disorder were associated with higher levels of fear of household property crime. Our findings underline the importance of addressing (perceived) neighborhood disorder in efforts to improve feelings of safety and security.

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感知邻里混乱与日本犯罪恐惧：2007年至2018年重复横截面数据的多层次分析

社会和自然环境已被证明会影响对犯罪的恐惧。在日本，人们对邻里混乱和犯罪恐惧之间的关系知之甚少。结合人口普查数据和对四次全国公共安全调查的回应，这项研究探索了日本个人、家庭和社区层面对财产犯罪恐惧的预测因素。与理论预期一致，多层次模型发现，作为犯罪的受害者，生活在大城市，社会混乱程度较高，对家庭财产犯罪的恐惧程度较高。我们的研究结果强调了解决（感知到的）邻里混乱在提高安全感方面的重要性。

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Journal of Environmental Psychology Multiple-

CiteScore

10.60

自引率

8.70%

发文量

140

审稿时长

62 days

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