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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 A1.14: Proportion of adults who were very or fairly confident in the ability of the police in their local area to prevent crime
Percentage point change | ||||||||
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Proportion of adults who felt very or fairly confident in the ability of the police to prevent crime | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2012/13 | 2014/15 | 2016/17 | since 2008/09 | since 2014/15 |
All | 46% | 48% | 50% | 56% | 57% | 56% | ⇧ by 10 | No change |
Male | 45% | 47% | 49% | 56% | 57% | 56% | ⇧ by 11 | No change |
Female | 47% | 49% | 51% | 56% | 57% | 56% | ⇧ by 9 | No change |
16-24 | 50% | 52% | 56% | 62% | 64% | 66% | ⇧ by 16 | No change |
25-44 | 46% | 48% | 51% | 58% | 57% | 59% | ⇧ by 13 | No change |
45-59 | 42% | 45% | 47% | 53% | 54% | 50% | ⇧ by 8 | No change |
60+ | 47% | 48% | 49% | 54% | 56% | 52% | ⇧ by 5 | ⇩ by 4 |
15% most deprived areas | 42% | 40% | 45% | 52% | 56% | 50% | ⇧ by 7 | ⇩ by 6 |
Rest of Scotland | 47% | 49% | 51% | 57% | 57% | 57% | ⇧ by 10 | No change |
Urban | 45% | 47% | 50% | 55% | 57% | 56% | ⇧ by 11 | No change |
Rural | 48% | 52% | 50% | 59% | 57% | 54% | ⇧ by 6 | No change |
Victim | 37% | 41% | 44% | 50% | 46% | 45% | ⇧ by 8 | No change |
Non-victim | 48% | 50% | 51% | 57% | 59% | 57% | ⇧ by 9 | No change |
Overall number of respondents | 16,000 | 16,040 | 13,010 | 12,050 | 11,470 | 5,570 |
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