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Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2016/17: main findings
This report details the main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey conducted 2016-2017.
Table A1.5: Proportion of adults who were victims of each type of crime by year
Percentage point change | ||||||||
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Proportion of adults experiencing crime | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2012/13 | 2014/15 | 2016/17 | since 2008/09 | since 2014/15 |
ALL SCJS CRIME | 20.4% | 19.3% | 17.8% | 16.9% | 14.5% | 13.4% | ⇩ by 7.0 | No change |
PROPERTY CRIME | 18.0% | 17.0% | 15.9% | 14.8% | 13.0% | 11.5% | ⇩ by 6.5 | ⇩ by 1.4 |
Vandalism | 8.9% | 8.3% | 7.2% | 6.3% | 5.1% | 4.6% | ⇩ by 4.3 | No change |
Motor vehicle vandalism | 5.4% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 2.6% | ⇩ by 2.8 | ⇩ by 0.7 |
Property vandalism | 4.1% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.2% | ⇩ by 1.9 | No change |
All motor vehicle related theft | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% | ⇩ by 1.1 | No change |
Theft of motor vehicle | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ⇩ by 0.2 | No change |
Theft from motor vehicle | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% | ⇩ by 0.7 | No change |
Attempted theft of/from motor vehicle | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ⇩ by 0.3 | No change |
Housebreaking | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.9% | No change | No change |
Other household theft inc. bicycle theft | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 3.9% | ⇩ by 1.3 | ⇩ by 1.0 |
Other household theft | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 3.3% | ⇩ by 1.1 | ⇩ by 0.8 |
Bicycle theft | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | ⇩ by 0.4 | No change |
Personal theft (exc. Robbery) | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% | No change | No change |
Other theft | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.5% | No change | No change |
Theft from the person | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | ⇧ by 0.4 | No change |
VIOLENT CRIME | 4.1% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.9% | ⇩ by 1.3 | No change |
Assault | 3.8% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.8% | ⇩ by 1.1 | No change |
Serious assault | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | No change | No change |
Minor assault | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.4% | No change | No change |
Minor assault with injury | N/A | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | No change | No change |
Minor assault with no / negligible injury | N/A | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.0% | No change | No change |
Attempted assault | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | ⇩ by 0.5 | No change |
Robbery | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | No change | No change |
Number of respondents | 16,000 | 16,040 | 13,010 | 12,050 | 11,470 | 5,570 |
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