Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2018/19: main findings

Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2018/2019.


Table A1.6: Prevalence of SCJS crime by demographic variables, 2008/09 to 2018/19

Proportion of adults experiencing SCJS crime

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2012/13

2014/15

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

Percentage point change
since 2008/09 since 2017/18
All 20.4% 19.3% 17.8% 16.9% 14.5% 13.4% 12.5% 12.4% down by 8.0 No change
Male 21.2% 20.4% 18.4% 18.2% 15.6% 13.9% 12.8% 11.5% down by 9.7 No change
Female 19.7% 18.2% 17.2% 15.8% 13.6% 13.0% 12.1% 13.4% down by 6.4 No change
16-24 32.2% 26.4% 25.6% 23.7% 20.4% 19.5% 16.0% 19.3% down by 12.9 No change
25-44 24.7% 25.1% 22.3% 21.6% 18.4% 17.3% 16.8% 14.7% down by 10.0 No change
45-59 20.1% 18.8% 17.6% 16.3% 15.3% 12.7% 13.6% 13.4% down by 6.6 No change
60+ 9.5% 9.2% 8.7% 8.8% 6.8% 7.2% 5.3% 6.3% down by 3.2 No change
15% most deprived areas 26.0% 25.2% 21.3% 21.3% 21.2% 19.4% 18.0% 16.0% down by 10.0 No change
Rest of Scotland 19.4% 18.3% 17.2% 16.1% 13.4% 12.3% 11.5% 11.8% down by 7.6 No change
Urban 22.2% 20.9% 19.5% 18.6% 15.5% 14.8% 13.4% 13.4% down by 8.7 No change
Rural 13.0% 12.1% 10.2% 9.4% 9.9% 6.8% 8.2% 7.2% down by 5.8 No change
Overall number of respondents 16,000 16,040 13,010 12,050 11,470 5,570 5,480 5,540

Contact

Email: scjs@gov.scot

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