NCJ Number
153388
Journal
Juristat Volume: 14 Issue: 7 Dated: (December 1994) Pages: complete issue
Date Published
1994
Length
21 pages
Annotation
Based on data from the 1993 General Social Survey, this report analyzes the nature and extent of criminal victimization of Canadian residents of urban and rural areas.
Abstract
According to the survey, 27 percent of urban residents and 17 percent of rural residents reported they had been criminally victimized in 1993. Women in both urban and rural locales were victimized more often than were men. While urban residents were generally at greater risk of victimization than rural residents, persons aged 15 to 24 years and students who lived in rural areas had higher victimization rates than urban residents. Urban men and women were more fearful of crime and more likely to take preventive measures. Police were more likely to know about urban than rural crimes. Both urban and rural residents held generally favorable views of the police and believed that the courts did not treat offenders severely enough. 6 figures, 7 tables, 10 notes, and 8 references