Kan polisnärvaro skapa trygghetskänslor hos människor? Studien har undersökt förhållandet mellan människors upplevda trygghet och tre olika typer av polispatrullering i en relativt trygg och relativt otrygg stadsmiljö. För att besvara frågeställningarna genomfördes en enkätundersökning där respondenterna, 112 män och 131 kvinnor (M=30 år, SD=12.98), fick skatta sin upplevda trygghet utifrån bilder med de tre olika typerna av polispatrullering. Resultatet indikerade att alla typer av polisnärvaro ingett trygghet i den relativt otrygga stadsmiljön. Polispatrullering till fots frambringade mer trygghetskänslor än polisbilspatrullering. Resultaten var giltiga för både män och kvinnor. Slutsatsen är att polisnärvaro kan inge trygghet i relativt otrygga stadsmiljöer men i relativt trygga stadmiljöer är inte någon av de tre undersökta typerna av polispatrullering effektiva. / Can police presence make people feel safe? This study explored the relationship between people’s experience of feeling safe and three different kinds of police patrolling in a relatively safe and a relatively unsafe urban area. A survey was distributed, 112 men and 131 women (M=30 years, SD=12.98), to estimate the perception of feeling safe by looking at photos with three different kinds of police patrolling. The result indicated that all kinds of police patrolling had positive effect on the respondent’s feelings of safety in the relatively unsafe urban area. Police foot patrol tended to increase the respondents feelings of safety more than police patrolling by car. Similar results were found for both men and women. Police presence may increase people’s feelings of safety in relatively unsafe urban areas, but in relatively safe urban areas none of the three types of police patrol were effective.

Denna studie undersöker upplevd trygghet och brottsutsatthet i relation till polisiär närvaro, genom polispatrullering, bland män respektive kvinnor. Studien är baserad på sekundärdata från den svenska studien ”Tryggare kan ingen vara”. Totalt 41 (M=27,6 SD=10.26) av de 352 respondenterna hade blivit utsatt för brott. Respondenterna fick utifrån, manipulerande bilder uppskatta sin upplevda trygghetskänsla. Bilderna visar en osäker miljö med eller utan, två polisers närvaro nattetid. Resultaten var inte signifikanta, men hos männen visade resultatet tendenser på interaktion mellan tidigare brottsutsatthet, polisär närvaro tryggheten i relation till den upplevda tryggheten. Slutsatsen är att människor känner sig tryggare av polisär närvaro samt att tidigare brottsutsatthet kan bidra till otrygghet hos män. / This study examines the criminal victimization and police presence, through police patrol in relation to the perceived safety between men and women. The study is based on secondary data from the Swedish study “Tryggare kan ingen vara”. Total 41 (M = 27.6, SD = 10.26) of the 352 respondents had been victims of crime. Respondents estimated their perceived safety by looking at manipulated pictures. They illustrated an unsafe environment with the presence from either none or two policemen at night. The results were not significant but it showed tendencies of interaction between previous criminal victimization and the police presence in relation to perceived safety among men. The conclusion is that people feel safer by police officers presence and that previous criminal victimization can contribute to unsafety.

Denna studie har haft som syfte att med hjälp av en kvantitativ enkätundersökning undersöka om närvaron av poliser har någon påverkan på den upplevda tryggheten och upplevda risken att bli utsatt för brott bland studenter på fakulteten för Hälsa och samhälle på Malmö högskola. En enkätundersökning med hjälp av bilder i trygga respektive otrygga miljöer med respektive utan polisnärvaro har genomförts bland 114 studenter. Resultatet visar bland annat att polisnärvaro påverkar den upplevda tryggheten positivt i redan otrygga miljöer, medan den i redan trygga miljöer påverkar den upplevda tryggheten negativt. Vidare bidrar fotpatrullerande poliser till en högre upplevd trygghet och lägre upplevd risk att utsättas för brott än vad bilpatrullering gör. Studien fann skillnader bland individer med olika kön men inte bland individer med t.ex. olika ålder eller bakgrund. / This study aims to examine whether the presence of the police has an impact on the perceived fear of crime and the perceived risk of being subjected to crimes among students at the faculty of Health and society at Malmö University, using quantitative questionnaires. A survey of images in safe and unsafe environments with or without police has been conducted among 114 students. The results show, among other things, that police staff have a positive impact on the perceived fear of crime in already unsafe environments, while in already safe environments they have a negative impact on the perceived fear of crime. In addition, foot patrol policemen contribute to a higher perceived safety and lower perceived risk of crime than car patrol. The study found differences among individuals with different sexes but not among people with e.g. different age or background.

The purpose of this study has been to investigate how the police presence in a district located in central Sweden affects youths and what their general perception is about the police in the area. We have conducted semi-structured interviews with seven young people, aged 18 to 21, and a police officer from the city's police force. The results showed that the majority of youths initially had positive opinions about the police, however, the majority also felt that the ability of the police to communicate with the general public could be improved. Almost all participants felt that police presence in the area was high. Half of the participants felt that the presence increased their feelings of security, while the rest felt that police presence either decreased or did not affect their feelings of security.