Individuals’ fear of crime is often generated by their immediate environment. Things like graffiti or loitering make people fearful of being a victim of crime. Is this a universal perception? Could people have different perceptions of their immediate environment? Put another way, if two people were standing on the same street corner with both graffiti and loitering visible, would they both be scared? Why or why not? https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2011/02/fear-of-crime-crime-has-plummeted-over-the-last-20-years-why-aren-t-we-less-scared.html
