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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.

Proportion of adults who felt very or fairly safe	2008/09	2009/10	2010/11	2012/13	2014/15	2016/17	since 2008/09	since 2014/15
							Percentage point change
All	93%	94%	94%	95%	94%	97%	⇧ by 3	⇧ by 3
Male	96%	97%	98%	97%	97%	98%	⇧ by 2	⇧ by 1
Female	90%	92%	91%	92%	91%	95%	⇧ by 5	⇧ by 4
16-24	91%	93%	91%	92%	91%	95%	No change	No change
25-44	93%	94%	94%	95%	94%	96%	⇧ by 3	⇧ by 3
45-59	94%	95%	95%	95%	94%	97%	⇧ by 3	⇧ by 3
60+	93%	95%	95%	95%	95%	97%	⇧ by 4	⇧ by 2
15% most deprived areas	88%	89%	90%	91%	90%	93%	⇧ by 4	No change
Rest of Scotland	94%	95%	95%	95%	95%	97%	⇧ by 3	⇧ by 3
Urban	93%	94%	94%	94%	93%	96%	⇧ by 4	⇧ by 3
Rural	96%	96%	96%	97%	96%	98%	⇧ by 3	⇧ by 2
Victim	90%	90%	89%	90%	90%	91%	No change	No change
Non-victim	94%	95%	95%	96%	94%	97%	⇧ by 3	⇧ by 3
Overall number of respondents	16,000	16,040	13,010	12,050	11,470	5,570

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