Table 5 Associations between perceived criminality (by type of crime) at neighbourhood level, feeling unsafe (at night) and self-rated health
Base model: Perception of each type of crime included in a separate model | Variation 1: Multivariable model including thefts, burglaries, violent crimes, traffic nuisance, vandalism (excluded: nuisance) | Variation 2: Multivariable model including thefts, burglaries, traffic nuisance, nuisance, vandalism (excluded: violent crimes) | Base model: Perception of each type of crime included in a separate model | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feeling unsafe | Feeling unsafe at night | Feeling unsafe | Feeling unsafe at night | Feeling unsafe | Feeling unsafe at night | Poor health | |
N included in the model | between 5154 and 8026 | between 5219 and 8129 | 4574 | 4626 | 4429 | 4478 | between 5237 and 8216 |
Feel unsafe vs feel safe OR [95% CI] | Poor vs good health OR [95% CI] | ||||||
Perceived frequency of thefts | 1.84 [1.63;2.07] | 1.79 [1.61;2.00] | 1.15 [1.11;1.20] | 1.15 [1.10;1.20] | 1.13 [1.08;1.17] | 1.11 [1.07;1.16] | 1.06 [0.98;1.14] |
Perceived frequency of burglaries | 1.22 [1.00;1.48] | 1.19 [0.98;1.45] | 1.04 [1.02;1.07] | 1.05 [1.02;1.08] | 1.06 [1.03;1.09] | 1.06 [1.03;1.08] | 1.07 [0.98;1.16] |
Perceived frequency of violent crimes | 2.29 [2.00;2.63] | 2.09 [1.81;2.41] | 1.27 [1.22;1.32] | 1.18 [1.12;1.23] | Not includeda | Not includeda | 1.14 [1.04;1.26] |
Perceived frequency of traffic nuisance | 1.83 [1.55;2.15] | 1.64 [1.39;1.93] | 1.13 [1.11;1.16] | 1.10 [1.07;1.12] | 1.11 [1.09;1.14] | 1.08 [1.05;1.11] | 1.15 [1.06; 1.24] |
Perceived frequency of nuisance caused by neighbours | 1.91 [1.61;2.26] | 1.87 [1.63;2.16] | Not includeda | Not includeda | 1.39 [1.33;1.46] | 1.33 [1.26;1.41] | 1.03 [0.95;1.13] |
Perceived frequency of vandalism | 1.69 [1.48;1.94] | 1.52 [1.34;1.72] | 1.03 [1.01;1.05] | 1.03 [1.01;1.05] | 1.02 [1.00;1.05] | 1.02 [1.00;1.04] | 1.04 [0.96;1.13] |