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.

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Table A1.15: Proportion of adults who were very or fairly confident in the ability of the police in their local area to respond quickly

Percentage point change
Proportion of adults who felt very or fairly confident in the ability of the police to respond quickly 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2012/13 2014/15 2016/17 since 2008/09 since 2014/15
All 54% 58% 61% 66% 64% 64% ⇧ by 10 No change
Male 53% 56% 59% 65% 62% 61% ⇧ by 8 No change
Female 56% 59% 63% 67% 65% 66% ⇧ by 11 No change
16-24 59% 64% 70% 72% 76% 78% ⇧ by 19 No change
25-44 58% 61% 65% 70% 66% 69% ⇧ by 11 No change
45-59 50% 54% 56% 62% 59% 56% ⇧ by 7 No change
60+ 52% 54% 56% 63% 60% 59% ⇧ by 6 No change
15% most deprived areas 50% 51% 56% 61% 60% 62% ⇧ by 13 No change
Rest of Scotland 55% 59% 62% 67% 64% 64% ⇧ by 9 No change
Urban 54% 57% 61% 66% 64% 66% ⇧ by 12 No change
Rural 56% 62% 62% 67% 62% 56% No change ⇩ by 6
Victim 49% 55% 55% 63% 58% 64% ⇧ by 15 ⇧ by 6
Non-victim 56% 59% 62% 67% 65% 64% ⇧ by 8 No change
Overall number of respondents 16,000 16,040 13,010 12,050 11,470 5,570

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