Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2021/22: Main Findings

Introduction

This publication presents a summary of findings from the latest Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS), based on interviews conducted between November 2021 and December 2022. For ease of reference, this period will be referred to as 2021/22 within this report.

These findings are based on a survey of around 5,520 adults (aged 16 or over) living in private households in Scotland. The survey asks respondents about their experiences and perceptions of crime and the justice system.

An Accredited National Statistics Publication for Scotland

These statistics are accredited official statistics. The Office for Statistics Regulation has independently reviewed and accredited these statistics as complying with the standards of trustworthiness, quality, and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics.

These statistics were designated as National Statistics in March 2018, more information on this can be found on the Office for Statistics Regulation website.

Accredited official statistics are called National Statistics in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

Scottish Government statistics are regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.