Demographic Vulnerability to Crime Victimization among Urban Residents in Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
Journal: East African Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
Year: 2022

The mushroom of the informal settlements in urban spaces has confined the urban poor in deplorable life at the periphery of socio-economic development. The residents in these informal settlements do not just have to grapple with a deprived lifestyle, they are also the key targets of criminality that is rampant in their neighbourhood. This study examined the demographic vulnerability to crime victimization amongst the informal settlement residents. The study focused on four slums in Nairobi, whic