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Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2014/15: Main Findings
Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2014/15.
Table A 1.14: Percentage of respondents confidence in local policing's ability to prevent crime, by police division, 2008/09 to 2014/15
| Percentage ‘very’ or ‘fairly confident’ | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2012/13 | 2014/15 | From 2008/09 to 2014/15 | From 2012/13 to 2014/15 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 46 | 48 | 50 | 56 | 57 | 11 | * | 1 | |
| Aberdeen City | 47 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 60 | 13 | * | -5 | |
| Aberdeenshire and Moray | 43 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 9 | * | 0 | |
| Forth Valley | 50 | 43 | 42 | 38 | 61 | 12 | * | 23 | * |
| Fife | 48 | 48 | 49 | 57 | 59 | 11 | * | 1 | |
| Greater Glasgow | 45 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 57 | 12 | * | 1 | |
| Renfrewshire and Inverclyde | 44 | 50 | 52 | 66 | 60 | 16 | * | -6 | |
| Argyll and West Dunbartonshire | 42 | 49 | 48 | 54 | 53 | 11 | * | -1 | |
| Lanarkshire | 42 | 44 | 46 | 50 | 54 | 12 | * | 4 | |
| Ayrshire | 44 | 44 | 53 | 56 | 55 | 11 | * | -1 | |
| Edinburgh City | 45 | 55 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 17 | * | 6 | * |
| The Lothians and Scottish Borders | 46 | 47 | 48 | 57 | 50 | 4 | -7 | * | |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 52 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 8 | * | 0 | |
| Tayside | 50 | 52 | 51 | 62 | 59 | 9 | * | -3 | |
| Highlands and Islands | 55 | 54 | 58 | 65 | 60 | 5 | -4 | ||
Base: 2008/09 (16,000), 2009/10 (16,040), 2010/11 (13,010), 2012/13 (12,050), 2014/15 (11,470)
Variable name: QPOLCONF_01
Notes:
1. Question wording: "How confident are you in your local police force's ability to prevent crime?" Answer Options: 'A lot more crime', 'A little more', 'About the same', 'A little less', 'A lot less'.
2. Changes which are statistically significant over time, at the 95% confidence level, are highlighted with an "*".
3. Police Divisions where the results are statistically significantly different from the Scotland level result, at the 95% confidence level, are highlighted in bold and italics.
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