Bug, Mathias; Kroh, Martin; Meier, Kristina - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 5 (2015) 12, pp. 167-176
Many people are afraid of falling prey to crime. The present report investigates the extent to which this fear is in line with the actual regional crime rates. This analysis is based on data from a comprehensive database on the fear of crime, combined with police crime statistics (specifically,...