ABSTRACT

This study examines the association between individual and district levels of social capital and fear of crime using multilevel analysis. The study uses the 2011 Seoul Survey. Three-level random intercept models were conducted. This study found that only generalized trust in others at the individual level was associated with fear of crime. The current study further compared the variance in fear of crime attributable to the individual, household, and district levels using the intraclass correlation coefficient. The results show that a relatively large proportion of variance in fear of crime can be attributed to the household level, while only a small proportion of variance can be attributed to the district level. The results suggest that it is worth investigating household-level variables in-depth to better explain the fear of crime. Furthermore, the results indicate that social interventions lowering fear of crime are unlikely to be efficient if they target the district level only.

摘要

本研究使用多层次分析研究了个人和地区社会资本水平与犯罪恐惧之间的关联。该研究使用了 2011 年首尔调查。进行了三级随机截距模型。这项研究发现，只有在个人层面上对他人的普遍信任才与对犯罪的恐惧有关。目前的研究使用类内相关系数进一步比较了可归因于个人、家庭和地区级别的犯罪恐惧差异。结果表明，相对较大比例的犯罪恐惧方差可归因于家庭层面，而只有一小部分方差可归因于地区层面。结果表明，值得深入调查家庭层面的变量，以更好地解释对犯罪的恐惧。此外，