EVALUATING THE INFLUENCE OF FEAR OF CRIME AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL MOBILITY RESTRICTOR ON WOMENS ROUTINE ACTIVITIES

Although fear of crime is a topic that has received considerable resea rch interest, less attention has been paid to the behavioral consequen ces of fear. Conducting secondary data analysis on a national survey o f Canadian women, this article examines whether women would frequent c ertain environments more often, that they currently perceive as unsafe , if they felt safer. The article concludes that fear may be limiting women's movement around their environment, and by reducing fear, lifes tyle options should increase.