For criminologist Marc Schuilenburg, this is a typical case of the ‘security paradox’. Safety has been increasing for twenty years, but the opposite seems to be true. This is because people react more intensely to the incidents that still occur, says Schuilenburg. “Of course, that does not alter the fact that it is extremely tragic for the victim,” he adds.
Not just cycling to school after robberies: ‘It seems less safe, but that’s not true’
