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Guanajuato
Crime victime
Crime risk perception
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Starting from the fact that the perception of insecurity and security itself is the main problem in the life of the state's citizens, the study of fear of victimization takes on a very important role for people's daily lives and quality of life. Considering that this fear is related to the incidence of crime in the local context, the main objective of this study was to understand the fear of victimization of people from León Guanajuato and the effects that sociodemographic variables could have on it. The results show differences in the fear of victimization due to the perception of the socioeconomic level at the national level and at the neighborhood level, as well as the effect of the educational level. Highlights the relationship between the two factors of fear of victimization. The reported data allows us to identify subjective and individual characteristics that support the presence of fear of victimization.
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