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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 A1.17: Proportion of adults who were very or fairly confident in the ability of the police in their local area to investigate incidents
| Percentage point change | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of adults who felt very or fairly confident in the ability of the police to investigate incidents | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2012/13 | 2014/15 | 2016/17 | since 2008/09 | since 2014/15 |
| All | 64% | 68% | 71% | 73% | 70% | 71% | ⇧ by 7 | No change |
| Male | 64% | 67% | 70% | 72% | 69% | 69% | ⇧ by 6 | No change |
| Female | 64% | 68% | 71% | 73% | 71% | 72% | ⇧ by 8 | No change |
| 16-24 | 65% | 68% | 72% | 73% | 76% | 79% | ⇧ by 14 | No change |
| 25-44 | 66% | 70% | 74% | 74% | 71% | 73% | ⇧ by 7 | No change |
| 45-59 | 62% | 68% | 68% | 73% | 69% | 69% | ⇧ by 7 | No change |
| 60+ | 63% | 65% | 69% | 71% | 68% | 67% | ⇧ by 4 | No change |
| 15% most deprived areas | 59% | 62% | 66% | 67% | 67% | 70% | ⇧ by 11 | No change |
| Rest of Scotland | 65% | 69% | 71% | 74% | 71% | 71% | ⇧ by 6 | No change |
| Urban | 63% | 67% | 70% | 72% | 70% | 72% | ⇧ by 9 | No change |
| Rural | 68% | 71% | 73% | 75% | 71% | 68% | No change | No change |
| Victim | 57% | 61% | 63% | 69% | 64% | 68% | ⇧ by 11 | No change |
| Non-victim | 66% | 69% | 72% | 74% | 72% | 72% | ⇧ by 6 | No change |
| Overall number of respondents | 16,000 | 16,040 | 13,010 | 12,050 | 11,470 | 5,570 | ||
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