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Table 2 Neighbourhood perceived and objective criminality rates, in 2010

From: Assessing the role of criminality in neighbourhood safety feelings and self-reported health: results from a cross-sectional study in a Dutch municipality

 

Mean (SD) [min-max]

Survey data on perceived crimea

 Perceived frequency of thefts

3.30 (2.59) [0–10]

 Perceived frequency of burglaries

3.98 (3.16) [0–10]

 Perceived frequency of violent crime

1.45 (2.37) [0–10]

 Perceived frequency of traffic nuisance

4.85 (3.40) [0–10]

 Perceived frequency of nuisance

2.23 (2.17) [0–10]

 Perceived frequency of vandalism

4.66 (3.89) [0–10]

Police registry data on crime rates

 Number of thefts per 100 residents

2.74 (1.9) [0.25–8.41]

 Number of burglaries per 100 residents

5.19 (8.81) [0.39–55.42]

 Number of violent crimes per 100 residents

0.93 (0.91) [0.08–5.39]

 Number of traffic accidents per 100 residents

2.77 (1.6) [0.93–8.96]

 Number of nuisance events per 100 residents

1.32 (0.94) [0.23–5.19]

 Number of acts of vandalism events per 100 residents

1.28 (0.99) [0.17–4.52]

 Total number of crimes per 100 residents

14.23 (12.39) [3.47–74.03]

  1. aPerceived frequency is measured on a scale from 0 (never) to 10 (always)