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.


Table A1.20: Proportion of adults who were very or fairly confident in the ability of the police in their local area to catch criminals

Proportion of adults who felt very or fairly confident in the ability of the police to catch criminals 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2012/13 2014/15 2016/17 2017/18 Percentage point change
since 2008/09 since 2016/17
All 55% 57% 60% 61% 60% 63% 61% ↑ by 6 No change
Male 55% 56% 59% 60% 59% 62% 60% ↑ by 5 No change
Female 56% 58% 61% 62% 61% 64% 63% ↑ by 7 No change
16-24 56% 60% 66% 65% 64% 72% 66% ↑ by 9 No change
25-44 58% 59% 62% 62% 61% 67% 64% ↑ by 7 No change
45-59 52% 55% 56% 58% 58% 59% 59% ↑ by 7 No change
60+ 55% 55% 59% 61% 58% 58% 58% ↑ by 3 No change
15% most deprived areas 50% 53% 57% 57% 57% 62% 59% ↑ by 7 No change
Rest of Scotland 56% 58% 61% 62% 60% 63% 62% ↑ by 5 No change
Urban 54% 56% 60% 61% 60% 63% 62% ↑ by 7 No change
Rural 59% 61% 60% 63% 60% 62% 59% No change No change
Victim 47% 50% 50% 53% 50% 57% 54% ↑ by 6 No change
Non-victim 57% 59% 62% 63% 62% 64% 62% ↑ by 5 No change
Overall number of respondents 16,000 16,040 13,010 12,050 11,470 5,570 5,480    

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