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

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Factor loadings for three dimensions of perceived safety (n = 1390)

	Derived factor^a
	I. Structural indicators of social disorder	II. Contact with disorderly behaviour	III. Existential insecurity
Percentage of variation explained	40.2	12.1	10.3
Cronbach alpha	0.78	0.78	0.65
Factor loadings
Graffiti	0.83
Car theft	0.74
Litter	0.73
Disturbing neighbours		0.83
Disturbed night rest		0.82
Tobacco smoking		0.58
Alcohol consumption		0.54
Sense of safety in evening and night			0.74
Fear of crime			0.73
Sense of safety in daytime			0.73

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