Statistical Considerations

Abstract

Security could be considered a measurable, objective state, but it is also an expression of a more or less present, highly individual sense of security. The fear that one’s own child will become a victim of crime increases when incidents become known in public. In connection with sexual violence, bodily injury and other crimes, this sometimes leads to unfounded fears, for example when the same crime is often discussed in the media. At this point it is helpful to inform oneself about which crime rates actually exist, whether certain criminal phenomena are tending to increase or decrease and whether statements in connection with crimes correspond to reality or rather represent a myth. This could, for example, involve the potential arming of perpetrators or the ratio between perpetrator and victim. In addition, terms such as bright field or dark field are explained.