Routine activities and lifestyles theories emphasize structural and demographic predictors that affect the opportunity to commit crime and the likelihood of being victimized. Past research tends to focus on either the individual- or country-level with few studies incorporating both. Additionally, past research primarily draws on the International Crime Victimization Survey, which results in small country samples that are biased toward developed nations. The current study uses data from a larger, more diverse sample that allow us to test whether findings from prior studies are generalizable. We are also able to theorize and test the effect of region on victimization. We find some differences between our findings and past research; we also identify that region is one of the strongest predictors of violent victimization.

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暴力受害的区域、结构和人口预测因素：对 112 个国家的跨国、多层次分析

日常活动和生活方式理论强调影响犯罪机会和受害可能性的结构和人口预测因素。过去的研究往往侧重于个人或国家层面，很少有研究将两者结合起来。此外，过去的研究主要借鉴了国际犯罪受害调查，这导致小国样本偏向发达国家。当前的研究使用来自更大、更多样化样本的数据，这使我们能够测试先前研究的结果是否具有普遍性。我们还能够理论化和测试区域对受害的影响。我们发现我们的研究结果与过去的研究之间存在一些差异；我们还确定该地区是暴力受害的最强预测因素之一。