Publication - Statistics
Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2019/20: main findings
Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2019/2020, including self-completion findings covering the period 2018/19 to 2019/20.
Table A1.13: Proportion of adults who felt safe walking alone after dark in their local area
| Proportion of adults who felt 'very' or 'fairly' safe | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2012/13 | 2014/15 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | Percentage point change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| since 2008/09 | since 2018/19 | ||||||||||
| All | 66% | 67% | 68% | 72% | 74% | 77% | 77% | 78% | 77% | ↑ by 11 | No change |
| Male | 79% | 80% | 82% | 85% | 86% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 90% | ↑ by 11 | No change |
| Female | 55% | 55% | 55% | 60% | 64% | 67% | 66% | 66% | 65% | ↑ by 10 | No change |
| 16-24 | 71% | 72% | 72% | 73% | 77% | 79% | 83% | 79% | 77% | ↑ by 7 | No change |
| 25-44 | 73% | 72% | 72% | 77% | 78% | 83% | 80% | 83% | 83% | ↑ by 10 | No change |
| 45-59 | 70% | 70% | 72% | 76% | 77% | 79% | 77% | 80% | 78% | ↑ by 8 | No change |
| 60+ | 52% | 56% | 57% | 61% | 66% | 70% | 70% | 71% | 70% | ↑ by 17 | No change |
| 15% most deprived areas | 52% | 52% | 54% | 57% | 62% | 63% | 63% | 64% | 63% | ↑ by 11 | No change |
| Rest of Scotland | 69% | 70% | 71% | 75% | 76% | 80% | 79% | 80% | 79% | ↑ by 11 | No change |
| Urban | 62% | 63% | 65% | 69% | 71% | 75% | 77% | 76% | 74% | ↑ by 12 | No change |
| Rural | 83% | 84% | 84% | 87% | 88% | 89% | 88% | 90% | 91% | ↑ by 9 | No change |
| Victim | 61% | 61% | 61% | 66% | 67% | 70% | 68% | 70% | 65% | No change | No change |
| Non-victim | 68% | 69% | 70% | 73% | 76% | 79% | 78% | 79% | 79% | ↑ by 11 | No change |
| Overall number of respondents | 16,000 | 16,040 | 13,010 | 12,050 | 11,470 | 5,570 | 5,480 | 5,540 | 5,570 | ||
Contact
Email: scjs@gov.scot
There is a problem
Thanks for your feedback