Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2018/19: main findings
Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2018/2019.
Table A1.12: Perceptions of how crime rate has changed in Scotland over the past two years
Proportion of adults who thought the national crime rate was 'about the same', 'a little less' or 'a lot less' |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
2012/13 |
2014/15 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
Percentage point change | |
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since 2009/10 | since 2017/18 | ||||||||
All | 40% | 46% | 46% | 54% | 50% | 48% | 44% | up by 4 | down by 4 |
Male | 45% | 53% | 53% | 61% | 57% | 53% | 48% | No change | down by 5 |
Female | 35% | 40% | 39% | 48% | 44% | 43% | 39% | up by 4 | down by 4 |
16-24 | 46% | 52% | 52% | 59% | 60% | 60% | 52% | No change | No change |
25-44 | 44% | 51% | 52% | 59% | 55% | 55% | 52% | up by 7 | No change |
45-59 | 38% | 45% | 44% | 55% | 51% | 45% | 43% | up by 5 | No change |
60+ | 33% | 38% | 38% | 47% | 40% | 37% | 33% | No change | down by 4 |
15% most deprived areas | 40% | 46% | 43% | 52% | 49% | 47% | 42% | No change | No change |
Rest of Scotland | 40% | 46% | 46% | 55% | 50% | 48% | 44% | up by 4 | down by 4 |
Urban | 40% | 46% | 46% | 55% | 51% | 49% | 45% | up by 4 | down by 4 |
Rural | 39% | 44% | 44% | 53% | 47% | 42% | 40% | No change | No change |
Victim | 34% | 43% | 45% | 50% | 52% | 45% | 43% | up by 9 | No change |
Non-victim | 41% | 47% | 46% | 55% | 50% | 48% | 44% | up by 3 | down by 4 |
Overall number of respondents | 16,040 | 13,010 | 12,050 | 11,470 | 5,570 | 5,480 | 5,540 |
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