OBJECTIVES: Personal safety is commonly cited in qualitative research as a barrier to local
walking, yet the relationship between safety and constrained physical activity has received …

Background Numerous cross-sectional studies have investigated the premise that the
perception of crime will cause residents to constrain their walking; however the findings to …

Background Direct relationships between safety concerns and physical activity have been
inconsistently patterned in the literature. To tease out these relationships, crime, pedestrian …

The importance of walking and physical activity as determinants of good health has been
well established in the medical and public health literature, but a significant number of …

Perceived safety from crime and objectively-measured crime rates may be associated with
physical inactivity. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to estimate the odds of accumulating …

Area-based interventions offer the potential to increase physical activity for many sedentary
people in countries such as the UK. Evidence on the effect of individual and …

Background Due to the inconsistent findings of prior studies, we explored the association of
perceived safety and police-recorded crime measures with physical activity. Methods The …

Background Neighborhood safety is inconsistently related to physical activity, but is seldom
studied in developing countries. This study examined associations between perceived …

BACKGROUND: Although a number of studies have tested ecologic models that postulate
relationships among social networks, the built environment, and active living, few …

Background Few studies have investigated associations between objectively measured
crime and walking, and findings are mixed. One explanation for null or counterintuitive …