Rural crime continues to be an under-represented area of academia. As a result, much of the methodological guidance tends to stem from health or rural development research, providing general guidance, but lacking the specific considerations of conducting crime and safety research in a rural environment. However, the impact of COVID-19 has led to a wider consideration of online surveys, particularly in rural communities. This paper provides guidance on conducting online crime and safety surveys with the farming community based on the extensive experience of the author in the field of rural criminology. Methodological considerations will be addressed that distinguish rural online crime and safety surveying from its urban counterpart, and the advantages and disadvantages of this methodology will be discussed. The aim being to guide the rural criminological researcher in the use of online surveys to obtain key data from the farming community to support and extend their research.

农村犯罪仍然是学术界代表性不足的领域。因此，大部分方法指导往往源于健康或农村发展研究，提供一般指导，但缺乏在农村环境中进行犯罪和安全研究的具体考虑。但是，COVID-19 的影响导致人们更广泛地考虑在线调查，尤其是在农村社区。本文基于作者在农村犯罪学领域的丰富经验，为与农业社区进行在线犯罪和安全调查提供了指导。将讨论将农村在线犯罪和安全调查与城市对应物区分开来的方法考虑因素，并将讨论这种方法的优缺点。