Social integration
Feelings of insecurity

Feelings of insecurity and fear of crime by country 2006

Definitions/comments: Feelings of insecurity: Person feels (very) unsafe when walking alone in local neighbourhood after dark. Worrying about being burgled/assaulted: Person worries ‘all or most of time’ or ‘some of time’.

Question wording: ‘How often, if at all, do you worry about your home being burgled?’; ‘How often, if at all, do you worry about becoming a victim of violent crime [“Violent crime” is ‘the threat of or actual physical harm’]?’; answer categories: ‘all or most of the time’, ‘some of the time’, ‘just occasionally’, ‘never’. ‘How safe do you – or would you – feel walking alone in this area [respondent’s local area or neighbourhood] after dark? Do – or would – you feel … very safe, … safe, … unsafe, … or, very unsafe?’

Sample size: ESS 2006: 1804–2916; weighted data.

Source: ESS 2006.

Data for the indicator or in excel.

Description and explanation in the corresponding chapter of the Social Report 2008.