Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report : August 2024 edition
This report contains summary statistics covering a number of important justice and safer communities areas. It is published with up to date statistics every month.
Summary statistics on community safety
▶Improved public perception of local crime rate since 2008-09. The public feel safer in their local communities. The SCJS found that, in 2021-22, 76% of adults thought that the local crime rate had stayed the same or reduced in the past two years. This shows an improvement from 69% in 2008-09 and 73% in 2019-20.
▶Most adults feel safe walking alone after dark. The SCJS found that over three-quarters (76%) of adults said that they felt very or fairly safe walking alone in their neighbourhood after dark in 2021-22, unchanged from 2019-20 but an increase from 66% in 2008-09.
▶Just under half of adults say police are doing a good or excellent job. The SCJS reported that, in 2021-22, 49% of adults said that the police in their local area were doing a good or excellent job, down from 2019-20 (55%) and 61% in 2012-13.
▶Number of fires fell 3% in the last year. In 2022-23, there were 26,825 fires in Scotland, down 3% on 2021-22 but 7% higher than in 2020-21. There were 42 fire fatalities in 2022-23, up from 40 in 2021-22 but similar to the number in most years across the last decade.
![Fatal fire casualties, 2013-14 to 2022-23
Annual number of fatal casualties in fires in Scotland, as reported by Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, 2013-14 to 2022-23. Last updated October 2023. Next update due October 2024.](/binaries/content/gallery/publications/statistics/2024/08/safer-communities-justice-statistics-monthly-data-report-august-2024-edition/SCT0824085140-001_g22.png)
▶Sharp fall in emergency hospital admissions due to assault since 2013-14. In 2022-23, there were 1,600 emergency hospital admissions due to assault, including 405 due to assault with a sharp object. These were, respectively, 48% and 31% lower than in 2013-14.
Contact
Email: justice_analysts@gov.scot
There is a problem
Thanks for your feedback