Table 1

Descriptive statistics for disorder and fear of crime

Intervention neigbourhoodComparison areaCity comparison
PrePostPrePostPrePost
Outcome variableM(SD)M(SD)Mean value changeM(SD)M(SD)Mean value changeM(SD)M(SD)Mean value change
Physical disorder7.93 (3.84)6.55 (3.73)−1.386.32 (3.90)5.66 (3.87)−0.664.46 (3.04)4.58 (3.09)+0.12
Social disorder6.85 (4.39)5.32 (4.09)−1.535.56 (4.30)4.70 (4.38)−0.863.05 (3.48)3.08 (3.56)+0.03
Unsafe at night (proportion)59%46%−13%53%50%−3%33%35%+2%
Fearful of people (proportion)27%20%−7%22%19%−3%11%12%+1%
Worry about property crimes1.20 (0.92)1.02 (0.89)−0.181.23 (0.99)1.05 (0.99)−0.180.83 (0.79)0.89 (0.83)+0.06
Worry about physical assault1.08 (1.06)0.85 (1.04)−0.230.98 (1.12)0.83 (1.06)−0.150.53 (0.82)0.58 (0.86)+0.05
Source: Authors’ own work

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