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The present research explores some of the most significant aspects of COVID-19 outbreak from the perspective of criminology and from a comparative viewpoint between Iran’s and world’s Data. Describing the current pandemic as deviance is one aspect of this approach upon which an argument arises for explaining the COVID-19 outbreak as deviance from a criminological approach. The criminal effects of COVID-19 is another part of discussion through which relationships between the pandemic and crime rates, and some of types of crimes, including economic crime and domestic violence are examined. The findings show that overall, crime rates have fluctuated in the advent of COVID-19, and while the current pandemic has caused an increase in some types of crimes, but yet, it entails a reduction in many types of crime. Finally, the article concludes that the current pandemic has different impacts on criminality according to the assumption that ‘disease’ alongside ‘crime’ endanger the human health as a whole. Therefore, the main question is how humanity could preserve their physical health from dangers of COVID, and their mental health from risks and unpleasant effects of criminality, particularly fear of crime and moral panic?

Becoming a victim of crime is a major concern for citizens of any society. Fear of crime is a real, logical or illogical concern that arises from the inference that a person is at risk of being victimized. The Purpose of the present study is to examine the effect of victimization on fear of crime, relying on Routine activities and lifestyle theories. The research method is a survey and the data collection tool is a questionnaire. The statistical population of the study consists of all students studying at the University of Mazandaran in 1403-1404, of which a total of 400 students were selected using a stratified sampling method.The description of the dependent variable shows that 30.3% of respondents experienced fear of crime at a low level, 57.5% at a medium level, and 12.3% at a high level. This rate was higher among girls than among boys. The results of the study show that of all the variables included in the regression model, the intensity of attachment to deviant friends and social ties had a significant effect on student victimization. The variable of intensity of attachment to deviant friends had a positive relationship and social connection had a negative relationship with victimization. The variable of intensity of attachment to deviant friends was also the most important explanatory variable of victimization. In addition, the variable of victimization as a mediating variable had a significant effect on perceived fear of crime.Students who are most concerned about the risk of being a victim of crime are the ones who fear crime the most. The fear of crime, the symbol or symbol of being a victim, is criminal, so that payment and abundance of victims become crimes, the intense feeling of fear of crime leads to crime. explained. However, fear of crime varies between individuals, depending on factors such as the individual's status, type, and environment, as well as important social and psychological factors.