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 A1.8: Prevalence of property crime by demographic variables over time

Percentage point change
Proportion of adults experiencing property crime 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2012/13 2014/15 2016/17 since 2008/09 since 2014/15
All 18.0% 17.0% 15.9% 14.8% 13.0% 11.5% ⇩ by 6.5 ⇩ by 1.4
Male 18.1% 17.0% 15.8% 15.3% 13.4% 11.6% ⇩ by 6.5 No change
Female 18.0% 17.0% 16.0% 14.4% 12.6% 11.5% ⇩ by 6.5 No change
16-24 26.1% 19.7% 20.6% 18.1% 16.8% 16.8% ⇩ by 9.3 No change
25-44 21.9% 22.2% 19.9% 18.7% 16.5% 14.3% ⇩ by 7.6 No change
45-59 18.1% 17.8% 16.5% 15.2% 13.7% 10.9% ⇩ by 7.2 ⇩ by 2.9
60+ 9.1% 8.8% 8.3% 8.5% 6.4% 6.8% ⇩ by 2.3 No change
15% most deprived areas 22.8% 21.7% 19.5% 18.0% 18.7% 16.5% ⇩ by 6.3 No change
Rest of Scotland 17.2% 16.2% 15.3% 14.3% 11.9% 10.6% ⇩ by 6.5 No change
Urban 19.6% 18.5% 17.5% 16.3% 13.9% 12.8% ⇩ by 6.8 No change
Rural 11.3% 10.5% 9.0% 8.2% 8.5% 5.8% ⇩ by 5.5 ⇩ by 2.7
Overall number of respondents 16,000 16,040 13,010 12,050 11,470 5,570

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