Fear of Crime and Victimization in the Federal District: Analyzing the Vulnerabilities of Gender, Age, Race and Income

Abstract

In this article we analyze the fear of crime and criminal victimization among residents of the Federal District. We will use data from the Distrital Victimization Survey, conducted between 2015 and 2016 by the Public Security Secretariat. We found that the fear only correlates with victimization by theft. As for the profile of people, income proved to be the main determinant of fear and perception of risk and, on the other hand, age is the main determinant of criminal victimization. Gender and race also have a significant impact on determining fear.

Keywords

• medo do crime, vitimização, percepção de risco do crime, vulnerabilidades, Distrito Federal