The article deals with contemporary perception of crime as one of the main determinants affecting public security. The article includes Municipal Police Board’s statistical data and the author’s own research results relating to the problem of crime in part of the Mazovian Province (within the territory of Municipal Police Board - the city of Warsaw and neighbouring districts) in reference to the Polish research on crime conducted in 2007 and led by Prof. Andrzej Siemaszko. They show the perception of crime as a factor shaping the feeling of safety and security among citizens. According to the respondents, the biggest threats for citizens include murder, rape and other anti-social behaviour, particularly when they refer to personal sphere. At the same time, respondents express their opinions on their own perception of the scale of crime. Undertaken actions aiming at reducing crime in big cities caused the increase in feeling of threat among small towns’ and villages’ inhabitants. Respondents who point out that crime threatens more these areas that are not covered by prevention actions confirm this state.
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