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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	93%	94%	94%	95%	94%	97%	96%	↑ by 2	↓ by 1
Male	96%	97%	98%	97%	97%	98%	98%	↑ by 2	No change
Female	90%	92%	91%	92%	91%	95%	93%	↑ by 3	↓ by 2
16-24	91%	93%	91%	92%	91%	95%	94%	No change	No change
25-44	93%	94%	94%	95%	94%	96%	95%	No change	No change
45-59	94%	95%	95%	95%	94%	97%	96%	↑ by 2	No change
60+	93%	95%	95%	95%	95%	97%	97%	↑ by 3	No change
15% most deprived areas	88%	89%	90%	91%	90%	93%	92%	↑ by 4	No change
Rest of Scotland	94%	95%	95%	95%	95%	97%	96%	↑ by 2	↓ by 1
Urban	93%	94%	94%	94%	93%	96%	95%	↑ by 3	No change
Rural	96%	96%	96%	97%	96%	98%	98%	↑ by 2	No change
Victim	90%	90%	89%	90%	90%	91%	91%	No change	No change
Non-victim	94%	95%	95%	96%	94%	97%	96%	↑ by 2	↓ by 1
Overall number of respondents	16,000	16,040	13,010	12,050	11,470	5,570	5,480

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