Confidence in the police and fear of crime, due to it's importance for smooth functioning of society, are quite often studied and examined concepts. Trust in the police and fear of crime are influenced by numerous factors at the micro, messo and macro level. With the exception of previous victimization, experience with the police and the influence of the media, most frequently correlated factors with trust in the police and fear of crime are sex, age, education and economic status. The connection between trust in the police and the fear of crime is a major issue for the strategic action of state and social institutions. This connection is not direct and it’s most commonly mentioned mediators are social cohesion and perception of (dis)order in society. This paper deals with the influence of sociodemographic factors - gender, age, degree of education and economic status on trust in the police and fear of crime, and the correlation between trust in the police and fear of crime. This paper, in it’s first part, presents a theoretical view of both concepts, as well as a review of the researches on this subject that have been carried out so far. The second part contains the results of research carried out on a sample of 379 adult citizens of the urban area of Zagreb. The correlation of sociodemographic features of respondents with trust in the police and fear of crime was established, while the link between trust and fear of crime has not been proven.