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
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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