“Seeing” hate crime in the community: do resident perceptions of hate crime align with self-reported victimization?

Hate crimes undermine tolerance and social inclusion by conveying an “outsider” status of the victim and other group members to the broader community. Yet, limited research considers whether non-victims recognize hate crime incidents when they occur. Using census and survey data for 4,000 residents...

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Main Author: Wickes, Rebecca (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2017, Volume: 63, Issue: 7, Pages: 875-896
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Hate crime
Ethnic diversity
Victimization
Disadvantage
Vorurteilskriminalität
Hasskriminalität
Ethnische Diversität
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Summary:Hate crimes undermine tolerance and social inclusion by conveying an “outsider” status of the victim and other group members to the broader community. Yet, limited research considers whether non-victims recognize hate crime incidents when they occur. Using census and survey data for 4,000 residents living in 145 communities, we ask whether local residents “see” hate crime when it happens in their neighborhood and whether the neighborhood context influences the association between residents’ perceptions of hate crime and self-reported hate victimization. We find that residents’ perceptions are positively related to victim self-reports; however, this relationship weakens in ethnically diverse and disadvantaged areas. This suggests that residents’ perceptions of hate crime may be more dependent upon the community context than non-hate crimes.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128715625079