Feelings of (un)safety in the Netherlands. An examination into the relationship between social and physical disorder and people’s perceptions of safety in neighbourhoods around Dutch harbour districts
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2020-02-20
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en
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The research aim of this master’s thesis is to get more insight in the predictors of people’s
perceptions of safety. The following central research question is answered: “How and to what
extent does social cohesion in the neighborhoods around Dutch harbour positively contribute to
people’s perceptions of safety, during the period of 2012-2017?” To answer this research
question, data collected by Statistics Netherlands was used, in particular data from the Dutch
National Crime Victimization Survey, called the Safety Monitor. Results from a representative
sample of 61,988 Dutch residents collected by survey and telephone support that social cohesion
positively contributes to people’s perceptions of safety. Secondly, the findings of this study show
that the relationship between social cohesion and people’s perceptions of safety cannot be
explained by the three characteristics of (physical) disorder (impoverishment, social
inconvenience, and a lacking quality of life); except for social inconvenience in the harbour
neighborhoods. Finally, this master’s thesis research brought up some important findings
regarding the control variables. People who once or more often became a victim, feel more unsafe
than people who were never a victim. People who have a high level of police satisfaction
experience less fear than people with a low level of police satisfaction do.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen