Michele Dunne offers an analogy for thinking about the Tunisian and Egyptian transitions:
[W]e have to remember the relative importance of these countries. Tunisia to me is a dolphin, sort of jumping nimbly through the waves of this transition and getting everyone's admiration. But Egypt is a whale, and although the Egyptian transition is a difficult one, we have to remember how important Egypt is.
As the above chart shows, Egyptians are less likely to report assaults or robberies since the revolution. But, paradoxically, Egyptians also report feeling less safe. Media explain part of the puzzle:
There appears to be a relationship between people's feelings of safety and the type of media they used for reports on protests, according to Gallup's surveys in late March and early April. … Egyptian policymakers should work on tackling "perceived fear" rather than just security problems, understanding that perceptions can affect the Egyptian economy and political sphere as much as actual crime rates.
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