NCJ Number
126180
Date Published
1988
Length
23 pages
Annotation
This study combines findings from the Swedish Surveys of Living Conditions and interviews of crime victims to study how the risk of violence or threats, theft, and wanton damage have changed since the 1970's.
Abstract
Although, in 1985 over 15 percent of the population were victims of some form of violent crime and more than 20 percent of households were subjected to theft or wanton damage, the data do not indicate that violence has become more frequent in Sweden. Furthermore, there is no evidence of increased victimization among various population groups. Young men who get involved in public violence, young women who are assaulted in their homes, and persons in certain high-risk occupations continue to bear the greatest exposure to violence. In terms of worry about one's safety and security, there was a strong increase in the number of respondents who worry about their economic situation, particularly among single parents and youth. The most drastic increase between 1978 and 1985 concerns the anxiety about the risk of international war; women are more often worried than men. 9 tables and 3 figures