Victimization and fear of crime in rural Tanzania

The article presents findings from a crime victims survey which was conducted as a household survey in six Tanzanian villages in the summer of 2016. The results reveal that the villagers have been victimized at a high rate, mostly in relation to the theft of livestock or crops. While 37 percent of t...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Authors: Neubacher, Frank 1965- (Author) ; Faße, Anja 1978- (Author) ; Bögelein, Nicole 1981- (Author) ; Grote, Ulrike (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: International Journal of Rural Criminology
Year: 2019, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 173-192
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
Volltext (Resolving-System)
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
Ländlicher Raum
Diebstahl
Kriminalitätsfurcht
Developing Countries
Rural Area
crime victims survey
Theft
farm crime
Opportunities
reporting behavior
Fear of crime
Entwicklungsländer
Description
Summary:The article presents findings from a crime victims survey which was conducted as a household survey in six Tanzanian villages in the summer of 2016. The results reveal that the villagers have been victimized at a high rate, mostly in relation to the theft of livestock or crops. While 37 percent of the households reported having been victimized during the last 12 months, 71 percent of all incidents were related to theft. Repeated victimization is not a rare case. Fear of theft is widespread and needs to be understood in the context of food security. Furthermore, the article pictures how victims deal with crime events in terms of reporting behavior, conflict mediation, and prevention measures.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 189-192
Physical Description:Illustrationen
ISSN:1835-6672
DOI:10.18061/1811/87911