The results serve to highlight the impact of victimisation in Dublin. Crime has a large and prolonged effect on victims. Most victims found themselves at their lowest point within the first few days of being victimised. When asked if the crime would have a lasting effect on their lives, most victims replied in the affirmative.
Crime produces different effects.
The effects of a crime can vary from person to person. Emotional Effects Fear is a major effect of victimisation. When responding to a checklist of 28 possible emotional effects, the average number of emotional effects that victims reported was 7, although some respondents reported as many as 24. When the data was broken down by gender, no significant difference was found between males and females. Men appeared to suffer as many behavioural effects as women.