Homeless are victims of crime like rape

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Results indicate that fear of crime is higher among those street women who have suffered past victimization. It is also slightly higher among those who perceived themselves to be more vulnerable. Perhaps most interesting is the finding that there is only a low correlation between self-perceived vulnerability to victimization and the fear of crime. This supports the proposition that these are two distinctive concepts; and, most importantly, it does so in the context of a particularly vulnerable population.

Fear of crime among vulnerable populations: Homeless women
Journal Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless
Issue Volume 2, Number 1 / January, 1993
Pages 1-21
Authors: Coston and Finckenauer