RT Article T1 Going spatial: applying egohoods to fear of crime research JF The British journal of criminology VO 59 IS 6 SP 1411 OP 1431 A1 Glas, Iris A1 Engbersen, Godfried 1958- A1 Snel, Erik LA English YR 2019 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1677976489 AB A central theme in criminology is how fear of crime is influenced by the residential context. Most researchers rely on administrative neighbourhoods to define context. These administrative units do not necessarily align with how inhabitants experience their local surroundings. The present study combines administrative neighbourhoods with a more innovative way to measure context. Using geocoded survey data (N = 14.620) in combination with detailed geographic information system data, we construct egohoods with different radii (ranging from 50 to 750 m). We find that crime, ethnic diversity, economic status, disorder and facilities all have an effect on feelings of unsafety. The contextual effects differ in size and are not detected in all spatial contexts, indicating that it matters how and to which scale data are aggregated. K1 Fear of crime K1 Egohoods K1 Neighbourhoods K1 Contextual effects K1 Kriminalitätsfurcht K1 Wohnumfeld DO 10.1093/bjc/azz003