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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 1.18: Percentage of respondents confident in local police to solve crimes, by police division, from 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 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 5 | * | -2 | * |
| Aberdeen City | 60 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 3 | -2 | ||
| Aberdeenshire and Moray | 55 | 60 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 4 | -1 | ||
| Forth Valley | 56 | 54 | 60 | 52 | 70 | 14 | * | 18 | * |
| Fife | 58 | 57 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 7 | * | 0 | |
| Greater Glasgow | 57 | 58 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 1 | -3 | ||
| Renfrewshire and Inverclyde | 58 | 65 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 11 | * | -2 | |
| Argyll and West Dunbartonshire | 56 | 55 | 64 | 65 | 61 | 5 | -4 | ||
| Lanarkshire | 51 | 58 | 62 | 59 | 63 | 12 | * | 4 | |
| Ayrshire | 55 | 59 | 64 | 66 | 61 | 6 | -5 | ||
| Edinburgh City | 54 | 64 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 9 | * | -2 | |
| The Lothians and Scottish Borders | 56 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 53 | -3 | -9 | * | |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 64 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 64 | 0 | -7 | * | |
| Tayside | 64 | 63 | 65 | 71 | 64 | 1 | -7 | * | |
| Highlands and Islands | 66 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 2 | -3 | ||
Base: 2008/09 (16,000), 2009/10 (16,040), 2010/11 (13,010), 2012/13 (12,050), 2014/15 (11,470)
Variable name: QPOLCONF_05
Notes:
1. Question wording: "How confident are you in your local police force's ability to solve crimes?" 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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