Using an experimental design within a large national survey, the current study examines the impact of the physical location, its surrounding area, and situational elements in photos of urban landscapes on public perceptions of dangerous places. Both multivariate regression and conjunctive analyses indicate that these ratings are strongly influenced by nature of the location (e.g., alleys, streets, parking garages, residential areas), the level of disorder in its surrounding area, and, especially, the presence of a firearm in these urban landscapes. The gender and race of individuals within the urban settings had no significant impact on these ratings. The results of this study are discussed in terms of their implications for future research on perceptions of dangerous places, the individual and situational cues underlying these perceptions, and understanding the contextual variability in public reactions to crime and incidents of police use of force.

本研究使用大型国家调查中的实验设计，研究了城市景观照片中的地理位置，周边地区和环境因素对公众对危险场所的感知的影响。多元回归分析和联合分析均表明，这些评级受到位置性质（例如，小巷，街道，停车场，居民区），其周围地区的混乱程度，尤其是枪支的存在的强烈影响。在这些城市景观中。城市环境中个人的性别和种族对这些等级没有显着影响。讨论了本研究的结果对未来对危险场所的感知，基于这些感知的个人和情况线索的研究的意义，