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 A1.19: Proportion of adults who were very or fairly confident in the ability of the police in their local area to investigate incidents after they occur

Proportion of adults who felt 'very' or 'fairly' confident in the ability of the police to investigate incidents 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 64% 68% 71% 73% 70% 71% 69% 70% 69% ↑ by 5 No change
Male 64% 67% 70% 72% 69% 69% 67% 69% 68% ↑ by 5 No change
Female 64% 68% 71% 73% 71% 72% 71% 70% 69% ↑ by 5 No change
16-24 65% 68% 72% 73% 76% 79% 71% 77% 76% ↑ by 11 No change
25-44 66% 70% 74% 74% 71% 73% 72% 74% 70% ↑ by 4 No change
45-59 62% 68% 68% 73% 69% 69% 70% 67% 69% ↑ by 7 No change
60+ 63% 65% 69% 71% 68% 67% 66% 64% 64% No change No change
15% most deprived areas 59% 62% 66% 67% 67% 70% 67% 65% 67% ↑ by 8 No change
Rest of Scotland 65% 69% 71% 74% 71% 71% 70% 70% 69% ↑ by 4 No change
Urban 63% 67% 70% 72% 70% 72% 70% 70% 69% ↑ by 6 No change
Rural 68% 71% 73% 75% 71% 68% 68% 68% 68% No change No change
Victim 57% 61% 63% 69% 64% 68% 63% 66% 63% ↑ by 7 No change
Non-victim 66% 69% 72% 74% 72% 72% 70% 70% 69% ↑ by 4 No change
Overall number of respondents 16,000 16,040 13,010 12,050 11,470 5,570 5,480 5,540 5,570

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