Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2016/17: main findings

This report details the main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey conducted 2016-2017.


Table A1.16: Proportion of adults who were very or fairly confident in the ability of the police in their local area to deal with incidents

Percentage point change
Proportion of adults who felt very or fairly confident in the ability of the police to deal with incidents 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2012/13 2014/15 2016/17 since 2008/09 since 2014/15
All 58% 61% 65% 68% 66% 66% ⇧ by 8 No change
Male 57% 60% 64% 68% 65% 66% ⇧ by 9 No change
Female 59% 62% 66% 68% 66% 66% ⇧ by 8 No change
16-24 61% 64% 72% 72% 73% 78% ⇧ by 18 No change
25-44 60% 63% 68% 71% 68% 71% ⇧ by 12 No change
45-59 54% 58% 60% 65% 64% 59% ⇧ by 6 ⇩ by 5
60+ 59% 59% 63% 67% 62% 61% No change No change
15% most deprived areas 54% 56% 60% 64% 64% 63% ⇧ by 10 No change
Rest of Scotland 59% 62% 66% 69% 66% 67% ⇧ by 8 No change
Urban 57% 60% 65% 68% 66% 67% ⇧ by 10 No change
Rural 60% 64% 64% 71% 65% 60% No change ⇩ by 5
Victim 51% 56% 59% 64% 59% 62% ⇧ by 11 No change
Non-victim 60% 62% 66% 69% 67% 67% ⇧ by 7 No change
Overall number of respondents 16,000 16,040 13,010 12,050 11,470 5,570

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