It includes the social, physical, political and cultural aspects of an area. In this kit, we define communities as a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality and share local government. We use this definition because most services which can address safety issues are organised in this way. We do not suggest that this is the only form of community, nor that everyone within the community is the same. Research shows the experience of fear is not gender neutral.
Women report feeling more afraid of crime in public places than do men.
Where both men and women report feeling a fear of crime, it is usually of different types of crimes. It is now widely recognised that fear of crime affects our lives and experience of public places. Without an understanding of women's fear of crime and violence against women, we risk developing strategies that will be inadequate and ineffective. The principles The Safe Women Project has developed four important guiding principles which underpin its work. A livable community is one where all members of the community feel safe.