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Home Security and Fear of Crime

Philip J. Verrecchia

Using a national sample of over 3,000 (n=3,265), this study explored whether home security has an effect on fear of being a victim of crime. An index was created from 10 items to measure home security, and an index was created from five items to measure fear of crime. The more measures of home security a respondent has, the more they fear crime. Demographic variables such as age and gender also correlated positively with fear of crime.