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Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2017/18: main findings

Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2017-18 and the self-completion findings covering the period 2016-17 to 2017-18.

Proportion of adults who felt very or fairly safe	2008/09	2009/10	2010/11	2012/13	2014/15	2016/17	2017/18	Percentage point change
Proportion of adults who felt very or fairly safe	2008/09	2009/10	2010/11	2012/13	2014/15	2016/17	2017/18	since 2008/09	since 2016/17
All	66%	67%	68%	72%	74%	77%	77%	↑ by 11	No change
Male	79%	80%	82%	85%	86%	89%	89%	↑ by 10	No change
Female	55%	55%	55%	60%	64%	67%	66%	↑ by 11	No change
16-24	71%	72%	72%	73%	77%	79%	83%	↑ by 13	No change
25-44	73%	72%	72%	77%	78%	83%	80%	↑ by 8	No change
45-59	70%	70%	72%	76%	77%	79%	77%	↑ by 7	No change
60+	52%	56%	57%	61%	66%	70%	70%	↑ by 18	No change
15% most deprived areas	52%	52%	54%	57%	62%	63%	63%	↑ by 10	No change
Rest of Scotland	69%	70%	71%	75%	76%	80%	79%	↑ by 11	No change
Urban	62%	63%	65%	69%	71%	75%	75%	↑ by 12	No change
Rural	83%	84%	84%	87%	88%	89%	88%	↑ by 6	No change
Victim	61%	61%	61%	66%	67%	70%	68%	↑ by 7	No change
Non-victim	68%	69%	70%	73%	76%	79%	78%	↑ by 11	No change
Overall number of respondents	16,000	16,040	13,010	12,050	11,470	5,570	5,480

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