"Safe Going": The influence of crime rates and perceived crime and safety on walking in deprived neighbourhoods

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 15-24

  Mason, Phil ^a   Kearns, Ade ^a   Livingston, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antisocial behaviour; Crime rate; Crime related safety; Incivilities; Neighbourhood walking; Psychosocial environment; UK

Indexed keywords

CRIME; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAFETY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR; CRIME RATE; CRIME-RELATED SAFETY; INCIVILITIES; NEIGHBOURHOOD WALKING; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84880348180     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.04.011     Document Type: Article

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