NCJ Number
131749
Date Published
1989
Length
34 pages
Annotation
A crime survey conducted in Israel in 1986 on behalf of the Israeli police indicated that approximately 19 percent of the sample of 1,006 Jewish households (excluding kibbutzim and institutions) were victims of a major crime within the preceding 12 months. Respondents also answered questions regarding their attitudes toward crime and law enforcement.
Abstract
Property crimes involving cars affected approximately 19 percent of households which owned cars, while those involving homes affected about 6 percent; approximately 4 percent of the population was personally victimized. Despite difficulties in comparing these data with a survey of crime victims from 1981, it appears that the crime rate against individuals and households has decreased. Households headed by someone below 65 years and with above-average incomes were victimized most often. About half the victims filed a complaint with the police, with the highest rate of reporting occurring in crimes against the home and lowest in crimes against the individual. Women felt more threatened by crime than men and their feelings of insecurity increased with age. Victims of crime were less satisfied with the police than the general public. Those who frequently saw policemen in their neighborhoods were more satisfied with the police than those who saw them infrequently. While homes and cars armed with protective devices were affected by crime more than those that did not have alarm systems, the data analysis actually indicated that use of protective devices probably reduced the incidence of crime. 9 tables and 1 appendix