Perceptions of social disorder that include physical conditions, such as abandoned buildings, strewn trash, as well as social conditions, such as public drinking or drug use. See also social disorganization.

Incivility is a general term for social behaviour lacking in civility or good manners, on a scale from rudeness or lack of respect for elders, to vandalism and hooliganism, through public drunkenness and threatening behaviour. The word "incivility" is derived from the Latin incivilis, meaning "not of a citizen".