Local problems, crime, and safety in Gävleborgs län

SND-ID: EXT 0310

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Marie Torstensson Levander - Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society

Description

This study is a collaboration between Stockholm University and Gävleborg Police District. The overreaching aim of the study is to improve the ability to plan and execute crime prevention in Gävleborg.

Aim
- to measure exposure and feelings of unsafety among citizens of Gävleborg.
- create oppurtinities to develop stratgies and activities for crime prevention.

Language

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

Malmö University

Responsible department/unit

Department of criminology

Contributor(s)

Zoran Vasiljevic - Malmö University

Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

Yes

Method and time period

Population

A random sample of 6193 citizens in Gävleborgs län

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Probability
A random sample of 6193 citizens in Gävleborgs län, collected in two cross-sectional studies.

Time period(s) investigated

1995-01-01 – 1995-01-01

1996-01-01 – 1996-01-01

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Gävleborg County

Lowest geographic unit

Town district

Highest geographic unit

County (NUTS3)

Topic and keywords

Research area

LAW, CRIME AND LEGAL SYSTEMS, Crime and law enforcement (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Law and Society (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Publications

Wikström, P.H., Torstensson, M. & Dolmén, L. (1997). Lokala problem, brott och trygghet i Gävleborgs län. Solna: Polishögskolan.
Libris
ISBN: 91-88678-18-0

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Access to data via

Contact

Data Access Unit (DAU) vid Malmö Universitet

publiceringsservice@mau.se

Dataset
Local problems, crime, and safety in Gävleborgs län

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Marie Torstensson Levander - Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society

Time period(s) investigated

1995 – 1995

1996 – 1996

Contact for questions about the data

Data Access Unit (DAU) vid Malmö Universitet

publiceringsservice@mau.se

Published: 2020-09-07