Abstract
Dependence Between the Residential Area Type and the Sense of Security.
The Case of Poznań. The need for safety is one of the most important needs of every person.
The sense of security level depends to a great extent on the place of residence. The study
aims at showing the relationship between the residential area type and the sense of security
in Poznań. The author uses the results of the survey on the crime risk conducted among Poznań
inhabitants and assess the sense of security level of the following types of residential area: tenement
houses area, blockhouses area, dettached houses area and the city center. In the opinion of
inhabitants, the highest sense of security level was in the dettached house area. The following
positions included: the city center and the blockhouses area. The lowest sense of security level
was characteristic for the tenement houses area. The time of the day was at great importance in
the context of respondents assessments, during the day the sense of security level was higher
than at night, regardless to the residential area type.
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