Individuals with high fear of crime twice as likely to suffer from depression / EurekAlert!, 27 September 2007
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-09/ucl-iwh092707.php
"A new University College London study has shown that people with a strong fear of crime are almost twice as likely to show symptoms of depression. The research also shows that fear of crime is associated with decreased physical functioning and lower quality of life. The findings are published in the American Journal of Public Health."