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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.

Percentage of adults very or fairly worried about crime happening	2008/09	2009/10	2010/11	2012/13	2014/15	2016/17	2017/18	Percentage point change
	2008/09	2009/10	2010/11	2012/13	2014/15	2016/17	2017/18	since 2008/09	since 2016/17
Your car or other vehicle will be damaged by vandals	41%	42%	41%	37%	36%	31%	31%	↓ by 10	No change
Things will be stolen from your car or other vehicle	32%	31%	30%	27%	27%	23%	23%	↓ by 9	No change
Your car or other vehicle will be stolen	28%	27%	26%	23%	23%	21%	21%	↓ by 7	No change
Number of respondents^[142]	11,190	11,790	9,450	8,710	8,420	4,120	4,130
Someone will use your credit or bank details to obtain money, goods or services	56%	57%	58%	52%	54%	52%	51%	↓ by 5	No change
You will have your identity stolen	51%	50%	48%	43%	45%	43%	43%	↓ by 8	No change
Your home will be broken into	35%	34%	35%	32%	35%	28%	27%	↓ by 8	No change
You will be involved or caught up in violence between groups of individuals or gangs	29%	28%	25%	19%	17%	14%	13%	↓ by 16	No change
You will be mugged or robbed	31%	32%	31%	25%	24%	20%	18%	↓ by 13	No change
You will be physically assaulted or attacked in the street or other public place	31%	30%	28%	24%	23%	19%	18%	↓ by 13	No change
Your home will be damaged by vandals	26%	25%	24%	21%	21%	17%	16%	↓ by 9	No change
You will be sexually assaulted	15%	15%	15%	13%	13%	11%	11%	↓ by 4	No change
Number of respondents	16,000	16,040	13,010	12,050	11,470	5,570	5,480

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