Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2018/19: main findings
Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2018/2019.
Table A1.11: Perceptions of how crime rate has changed in respondents' local area over the past two years
Proportion of adults who thought the local crime rate was 'about the same', 'a little less' or 'a lot less' |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
2012/13 |
2014/15 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
Percentage point change | |
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since 2008/09 | since 2017/18 | |||||||||
All | 69% | 71% | 73% | 76% | 75% | 76% | 73% | 73% | up by 4 | No change |
Male | 73% | 74% | 76% | 78% | 77% | 79% | 76% | 78% | up by 5 | No change |
Female | 65% | 68% | 71% | 73% | 72% | 73% | 69% | 69% | up by 3 | No change |
16-24 | 68% | 77% | 76% | 80% | 78% | 81% | 81% | 79% | up by 11 | No change |
25-44 | 72% | 70% | 73% | 76% | 72% | 75% | 72% | 73% | No change | No change |
45-59 | 68% | 70% | 73% | 75% | 75% | 73% | 69% | 72% | up by 4 | No change |
60+ | 68% | 70% | 73% | 75% | 76% | 76% | 73% | 74% | up by 6 | No change |
15% most deprived areas | 64% | 65% | 67% | 72% | 74% | 71% | 73% | 67% | No change | down by 6 |
Rest of Scotland | 70% | 72% | 75% | 76% | 75% | 76% | 72% | 74% | up by 4 | No change |
Urban | 68% | 69% | 72% | 75% | 74% | 74% | 71% | 73% | up by 5 | No change |
Rural | 74% | 78% | 80% | 79% | 78% | 81% | 78% | 77% | No change | No change |
Victim | 58% | 60% | 62% | 65% | 63% | 69% | 62% | 62% | No change | No change |
Non-victim | 72% | 73% | 76% | 78% | 77% | 76% | 74% | 75% | up by 3 | No change |
Overall number of respondents | 14,210 | 14,380 | 11,700 | 10,640 | 10,050 | 4,830 | 4,770 | 4,820 |
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