Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2017/18: main findings

Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2017-18 and the self-completion findings covering the period 2016-17 to 2017-18.

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Table A1.13: Proportion of adults who felt safe at home at night, 2008/09 to 2017/18

Proportion of adults who felt very or fairly safe 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2012/13 2014/15 2016/17 2017/18 Percentage point change
since 2008/09 since 2016/17
All 93% 94% 94% 95% 94% 97% 96% ↑ by 2 ↓ by 1
Male 96% 97% 98% 97% 97% 98% 98% ↑ by 2 No change
Female 90% 92% 91% 92% 91% 95% 93% ↑ by 3 ↓ by 2
16-24 91% 93% 91% 92% 91% 95% 94% No change No change
25-44 93% 94% 94% 95% 94% 96% 95% No change No change
45-59 94% 95% 95% 95% 94% 97% 96% ↑ by 2 No change
60+ 93% 95% 95% 95% 95% 97% 97% ↑ by 3 No change
15% most deprived areas 88% 89% 90% 91% 90% 93% 92% ↑ by 4 No change
Rest of Scotland 94% 95% 95% 95% 95% 97% 96% ↑ by 2 ↓ by 1
Urban 93% 94% 94% 94% 93% 96% 95% ↑ by 3 No change
Rural 96% 96% 96% 97% 96% 98% 98% ↑ by 2 No change
Victim 90% 90% 89% 90% 90% 91% 91% No change No change
Non-victim 94% 95% 95% 96% 94% 97% 96% ↑ by 2 ↓ by 1
Overall number of respondents 16,000 16,040 13,010 12,050 11,470 5,570 5,480

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