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 A1.18: Proportion of adults who were very or fairly confident in the ability of the police in their local area to solve crimes

Percentage point change
Proportion of adults who felt very or fairly confident in the ability of the police to solve crimes 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2012/13 2014/15 2016/17 since 2008/09 since 2014/15
All 57% 60% 64% 64% 62% 65% ⇧ by 8 ⇧ by 3
Male 56% 58% 62% 63% 61% 64% ⇧ by 8 ⇧ by 3
Female 58% 61% 65% 64% 63% 66% ⇧ by 8 ⇧ by 3
16-24 59% 62% 68% 67% 67% 76% ⇧ by 17 ⇧ by 9
25-44 59% 63% 66% 65% 63% 67% ⇧ by 8 ⇧ by 4
45-59 55% 57% 61% 62% 61% 62% ⇧ by 7 No change
60+ 56% 58% 61% 62% 60% 61% ⇧ by 5 No change
15% most deprived areas 51% 56% 59% 59% 58% 63% ⇧ by 12 ⇧ by 6
Rest of Scotland 58% 61% 64% 65% 63% 66% ⇧ by 7 ⇧ by 3
Urban 56% 59% 63% 63% 62% 66% ⇧ by 9 ⇧ by 4
Rural 60% 62% 64% 66% 62% 62% No change No change
Victim 49% 53% 56% 58% 53% 60% ⇧ by 12 ⇧ by 7
Non-victim 59% 62% 65% 65% 64% 66% ⇧ by 7 ⇧ by 2
Overall number of respondents 16,000 16,040 13,010 12,050 11,470 5,570

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