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Kategorie/Category

WoS a SCOPUS

Rok publikace/Published

2016

Název publikace/Name

Safe Life in the suburbs? Crime and perceptions of safety in new residential developments in Prague’s hinterland, Czech Republic

Citace/Citation

TEMELOVÁ, J., NOVÁK, J., JÍCHOVÁ, J. (2016): Safe Life in the suburbs? Crime and perceptions of safety in new residential developments in Prague's hinterland, Czech Republic. European Urban and Regional Studies, 23, č. 4, s. 677-696.

Abstrakt/Abstract

Despite a rich body of literature dealing with suburbanization across Central and East Europe, the issues of crime and safety in residential suburbs have not been addressed. At the same time it is obvious that the existing knowledge on suburban crime derived mainly from Western experience cannot be simply transferred to the post-socialist transition context. This research investigates the issues of crime and safety in new residential neighbourhoods in the hinterland of Prague, the Czech Republic. Suburbanites’ fear of crime and feeling of safety are discussed in the context of registered crime patterns in the Prague metropolitan region. The research draws on data gathered in a questionnaire survey of newcomers to suburban housing. The findings confirm the generally high feelings of safety in low-crime suburban districts. Our analysis further showed that age, previous victimization and length of residency are the main determinants of fear of crime in Prague’s suburban communities.

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Urbánní a regionální laboratoř

Katedra sociální geografie
a regionálního rozvoje

Univerzita Karlova
Přírodovědecká fakulta

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Kontaktní osoba
Jiří Nemeškal
jiri.nemeskal@natur.cuni.cz
211 951 972


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