Persons with activity limitations and their sense of security

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The fact that persons with activity limitations are more vulnerable and have higher victimization rates might affect their sense of security and their perceptions of crime levels. Demaris and Kaukinen (2005) and Pain (1997) also found that discrimination and stalking might contribute to a greater sense of insecurity

According to the survey, 25%¹ of those with a disability reported that they did not feel safe when walking alone in their neighbourhood after dark, compared to 14 % of those without a disability. Persons with disabilities were also more likely to be afraid when they are alone at home at night (26% versus 19%) and to stay home at night because they were too afraid to go out alone (16% versus 9%).

Finally, persons with activity limitations were more likely to believe that crime rates in their neighbourhood had increased in the five years prior to the survey (37% versus 29%).

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Note

1. To account for persons with mobility limitations, persons who answered that they never walked alone were excluded from the calculation of this estimate.