Spatial Analysis of Residents’ Response to Fear of Crime in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria
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2021-03
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Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences
Abstract
The study investigated spatial pattern of residents' response to the fear of crime in Osogbo Local
Government Area, Osun State, Nigeria. Primary data was collected by stratifying the Osogbo into three
residential neighborhoods, namely; core, transition, and suburban areas. Systematic sampling was used in
selecting 112 respondents across residential neighborhoods. The level of Crime Occurrence Index (LCOI) in
the core area was 5.03 while 5.90 and 5.31 were indices for transition and suburban areas. The study recorded
that religion, police patrol, lightning, membership/ support of vigilante and use of joint community
responses were the commonly used strategy in responding to fear of crime while insurance scheme, burglary
alarm system, closed-circuit television (CCTV), and surveillance camera were the least strategies used in
responding to fear of crime in the study area. The study concludes that there is a significant difference in the
responses of residents to fear of crime in the various residential neighborhoods