Is travel actually risky? A study of situational causes of victimization

Crime Science

Table 2 Bivariate relations between victimization and situational factors per 10-min timeslot

	All respondents				Victims only
	v	#	%	λ	#	%	λ
Activity
Public transport	3	14,229	2.03	1.27	594	2.32	30.30
Private transport by car	0	10,226	1.46	.00	371	1.45	.00
Private transport open-air	2	17,649	2.51	.68	553	2.16	21.70
Work	11	51,843	7.38	1.27	2172	8.48	30.39
Education	7	87,300	12.43	.48	2988	11.67	14.06
Shopping/errands	6	9996	1.42	3.60	355	1.39	101.41
Leisure	37	154,142	21.95	1.44	5612	21.91	39.56
Sleeping	4	274,587	39.10	.09	10,150	39.63	2.36
Other activity	8	82,320	11.72	.58	2818	11.00	17.03
Time of day
6 a.m.–noon	15	179,447	25.55	.50	6563	25.62	13.71
Noon–6 p.m.	20	176,643	25.15	.68	6495	25.36	18.48
6 p.m.–midnight	22	173,002	24.63	.76	6326	24.70	20.87
Midnight–6 a.m.	21	173,200	24.66	.73	6229	24.32	20.23
Substance use
No	55	690,138	98.27	.48	25,018	97.68	13.19
Yes	23	12,154	1.73	11.35	595	2.32	231.93
Friends present
No	37	578,312	82.35	.38	20,457	79.87	10.85
Yes	41	123,980	17.65	1.98	5156	20.13	47.71
Partner or household member present
No	59	567,403	80.79	.62	20,767	81.08	17.05
Yes	19	134,889	19.21	.85	4846	18.92	23.52
Children present
No	77	695,968	99.10	.66	25,418	99.24	18.18
Yes	1	6324	.90	.95	195	.76	30.77
Total sample	78	702,292		.67	25,613		18.27

Absolute number of victimizations (v), number of 10-min timeslots (#), percentages (%), and number of victimizations per 1000 h (λ)

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