Effects of Crime

Question 1

Local effects of crime

Answer 1

• depopulation as people move away because they don’t feel safe at home.
• loss of community spirit and less neighbourliness, as people try and stay low to avoid trouble, so they become isolated.
• this will lead to poverty in the area as businesses and jobs go away.
• the area is labelled a ‘sink area’ so anyone who lives there will be discriminated against in the future or seen as part of the crime.

Question 2

Individual effects of being the victim of a crime

Answer 2

• emotional effects: frightened, angry, anxious, embarrassed, violated, alone.
• repetitive thoughts: why me? what if? if only…
• physical effects: sleepless nights, nightmares, headaches, changes in appetite, recurring thoughts, difficulty concentrating.