The feeling and perception of security through housing conditions and victimization in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas in the year 2023.

Abstract

The feeling and perception of security in the environment where one lives are affected by various criminal factors. Among the environmentally focused factors that influence both and were analyzed in this study, we can find 'modifications to the home for security reasons,' 'good housing condition,' 'victimization,' and 'having heard about the commission of a crime in the neighborhood.' From these variables, with the Chi-squared (chi-square) statistic, it was possible to confirm that the variable most associated with the feeling and perception of security was victimization, with a phi coefficient of 0.81789123 and 0.82157642, respectively. In addition to this, it was observed that the probability of feeling safe when one has not been a victim of a crime is 75%, and perceiving the neighborhood where one lives as safe when one has not been a victim is 77%. Therefore, ensuring public safety remains an important factor in maintaining tranquility, safeguarding the lives, freedoms, integrity, and property of individuals.