Direct and Indirect Victims of Urban Crime in the Historic Centre of Porto (Portugal): Prevalence, Dynamics and Associated Variables

Author:

Azevedo Vanessa12,Sani Ana345,Paulo Daniela67,Dinis Maria Alzira Pimenta89,Nunes Laura M.3410

Affiliation:

1. Researcher, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Porto (FPCEUP), Porto, Portugal

2. Observatory Permanent Violence and Crime (OPVC), Porto, Portugal, vanessamazevedo@fpce.up.pt

3. Associate Professor, University Fernando Pessoa (UFP), Porto, Portugal

4. Observatory Permanent Violence and Crime (OPVC), Porto, Portugal

5. Research Center on Child Studies (ciec), University of Minho (UM), Braga, Portugal, anasani@ufp.edu.pt

6. Criminologist, University Fernando Pessoa (UFP), Porto, Portugal

7. Observatory Permanent Violence and Crime (OPVC), Porto, Portugal, adanielapsoares@gmail.com

8. Associate Professor, ufp Energy, Environment and Health Research Unit (FP-ENAS), University Fernando Pessoa (UFP), Porto, Portugal

9. Observatory Permanent Violence and Crime (OPVC), Porto, Portugal, madinis@ufp.edu.pt

10. Research Centre for Justice and Governanc (JusGov), Braga, Portuga, lnunes@ufp.edu.pt

Abstract

Abstract This study aims to quantify and characterize direct and indirect victimization and to analyse the associations between victimization and sociodemographic, criminal and environmental, social control and community variables in the urban area of the Historic Centre of Porto (hcp), Portugal. A total of 554 participants answered the “Diagnosis of Local Security Questionnaire” through face-to-face inquiry. The overall prevalence of victimization was 38.11%, with 17.7% being direct victims and 29.0% indirect victims. The most reported crimes were robbery, theft and offenses to physical integrity, which occurred mainly at night, on the street. The majority of victims sought police support, but satisfaction level with the authorities was low. Sociodemographic, criminal and environmental variables were associated with (in)direct victimization.

Publisher

Brill

Subject

Law,Political Science and International Relations,Sociology and Political Science

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