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%T Fear of Economic Cybercrime Across Europe: A Multilevel Application of Routine Activity Theory %A Cook, Steven %A Giommoni, Luca %A Pareja, Nicolas Trajtenberg %A Levi, Michael %A Williams, Matthew L. %J British Journal of Criminology %N 2 %P 384-406 %V 63 %D 2022 %K fear of cybercrime; routine activity theory; Eurobarometer 2018; Eurobarometer Cybersecurity Survey %@ 0007-0955 %~ FDB %> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-95406-2 %X Despite the increasing prevalence of cybercrime and its study by criminologists, very little research has examined the extent, nature, and impact of fear of cybercrime. In this study, we conducted a multilevel analysis of the 2018 Eurobarometer Cybersecurity Survey to test the applicability of routine activities theory on fear of economic cybercrime. We contribute to the literature by demonstrating that: (1) fear of economic cybercrime varies across EU member states; (2) country-level infrastructure development and income inequality are predictive of individual-level fear; (3) individual-level routine activities and sociodemographic variables are associated with fear; (4) country-level infrastructure development moderates the effects of individual-level guardianship. This paper concludes by emphasizing the importance of including country-level and individual-level determinants in fear of cybercrime research. %C GBR %G en %9 Zeitschriftenartikel %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info