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In this study [1] in California, they've found no difference in actual crime but the gated community believed they were safer than the outside. [1] https://jou

• lelanthran 4y ago
  > In this study [1] in California, they've found no difference in actual crime but the gated community believed they were safer than the outside. Not quite; they found that the crime rate as reported by the respondents to the survey did not differ. They did not look at the actual crimes reported to the law enforcement agencies. We already know that people perceive the crime rate inaccurately; asking respondents what the crime rate is, is pointless.
  • trinovantes 4y ago
    > They did not look at the actual crimes reported to the law enforcement agencies. Where are you reading this? Page 8 of the study says they got their actual crime data from the Newport Beach Police Department and the Los Angeles Police Department. They compared this to their comparative perceived safety "by asking how safe the respondents felt their community was as compared to other communities." Page 10: "The gated community showed a significantly higher rating of comparative community safety as compared with the nongated community" whereas "there was no significant difference in the per capita crime rate for the gated community as compared with the nongated community."