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Table 2 Police reported crime in the housing areas studied1

From: Correlates of local safety-related concerns in a Swedish Community: a cross-sectional study

 

Setting Alpha

Setting Beta

Setting Gamma

 

Alpha-house

Alpha-flat

Beta-mix

Beta-flat

Gamma-house

Gamma-flat

Mean number of police reported crime/1000 inhabitants per year (%)

      

(a) Crime against life and health (homicide, manslaughter, maltreatment)

0.7 (2.4)

10.6 (5.8)

2.3 (3.1)

10 (9.8)

0.9 (2.5)

7.8 (5.2)

(b) Crime against freedom and serenity (unlawful threat, molest)

2.6 (8.9)

23.5 (12.9)

3.3 (6.2)

12.4 (12.2)

4.2 (12.7)

21.1 (12.7)

(c) Theft and robbery

16.7 (58.5)

88.3 (48.5)

36.1 (48.7)

49.3 (48.2)

20.4 (60.8)

81.2 (48.7)

(d) Crime of damage

5.1 (17.9)

30.8 (16.9)

13.7 (18.5)

10.8 (10.6)

3.4 (10.1)

18.6 (11.2)

(e) Other crimes

3.5 (12.2)

28.8 (15.9)

17.5 (23.5)

19.6 (19.2)

4.7 (13.9)

36.9 (22.1)

Total

28.6 (100)

182 (100)

72.9 (100)

102.1 (100)

33.6 (100)

165.6 (100)

  1. 1Data source: Local police office. Based on the years 2003–2005.