Studies of fear of crime in Europe associate country-level income inequality with fear of crime. However, by considering only income inequality these studies do not account for the effects of poverty. This article provides a more comprehensive perspective through multiple country-level indicators of income inequality and poverty and thereby provides important insights into fear of crime. The research data consist of the European Social Survey, Round 7 (2014), and country-level indicators provided by Eurostat. The results show that the Gini coefficient, S80/S20 ratio, and material deprivation are positively associated with fear of crime. The association is statistically significant but is moderate at best. However, the association between the relative median at-risk-of-poverty risk gap and fear of crime is not statistically significant. Education and income only appear to be mediators between material deprivation and fear of crime. Trust appears to be a mediator between the country-level indicators and fear of crime.

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欧洲的收入不平等、贫困和对犯罪的恐惧

欧洲对犯罪恐惧的研究将国家层面的收入不平等与对犯罪的恐惧联系起来。然而，这些研究仅考虑收入不平等并没有考虑贫困的影响。本文通过收入不平等和贫困的多个国家级指标提供了更全面的视角，从而提供了对犯罪恐惧的重要见解。研究数据包括欧洲社会调查第 7 轮（2014 年）和欧盟统计局提供的国家级指标。结果表明，基尼系数、S80/S20 比率和物质剥夺与犯罪恐惧呈正相关。这种关联在统计上是显着的，但充其量只是中等。然而，相对中位数的贫困风险差距与对犯罪的恐惧之间的关联在统计上并不显着。教育和收入似乎只是物质匮乏和对犯罪的恐惧之间的中介。信任似乎是国家一级指标与对犯罪的恐惧之间的中介。