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<strong>Sourcebook</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Criminal</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong> <strong>1983</strong>..Table 2.11 Fear <strong>of</strong> crime, by frequency <strong>of</strong> exposure to mediacoverage <strong>of</strong> crime stories, United States, 1980I'OTE: See I'OTE, Table /..;1. For further discussion <strong>of</strong> the survey andindices, see Append;.< 9.Question: "How <strong>of</strong>ten do you {read articles about violent crimein the newspaper, see reports <strong>of</strong> violent crime on TV)?"(Percent)Level <strong>of</strong>concrete fearModerateHigh to lowFrequency <strong>of</strong> reading aboutviolent crime in newspapers:DailyLess than daily46335467Frequency <strong>of</strong> seeing reports <strong>of</strong>violent crime on television:DailyLess than daill43355765Level <strong>of</strong>formless fearModerateHigh to low63 3762 3837 6337 63Source: Research and Forecasts, Inc., The Figgie Report onFeor <strong>of</strong> Crime: America Afraid (Willoughby, Ohio: Figgie International,Inc., 1980), pp. 38, 39, 58. Table adapted by S

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