What is it about?
The aim of this study was to investigate, in consideration of individual attributes and neighborhood-level social capital, the association between official crime rates and sense of neighborhood security among residents in the 23 wards of Tokyo, Japan, using data obtained from a national questionnaire survey and police statistics on crime for 511 neighborhoods.
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Why is it important?
The findings of the present study are expected to be valuable because they show the effects of each type of crime on residents’ sense of security. To the best of our knowledge, no other studies in Japan have targeted detailed crime types classified according to a spatial scale from the district level to the neighborhood level.
Perspectives
The effect of disorder and incivility on residents’ sense of security in Japan, which is a relatively orderly country, should be investigated in a future study.
Dr. Kimihiro Hino
Tokyo Daigaku
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This page is a summary of: Official Crime Rates and Residents Sense of Security Across Neighborhoods in Tokyo, Japan, Urban Affairs Review, August 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1078087416667619.
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