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Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2018/19: main findings

Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2018/2019.

Table A1.6: Prevalence of SCJS crime by demographic variables, 2008/09 to 2018/19

Proportion of adults experiencing SCJS crime	2008/09	2009/10	2010/11	2012/13	2014/15	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	Percentage point change
Proportion of adults experiencing SCJS crime	2008/09	2009/10	2010/11	2012/13	2014/15	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	since 2008/09	since 2017/18
All	20.4%	19.3%	17.8%	16.9%	14.5%	13.4%	12.5%	12.4%	down by 8.0	No change
Male	21.2%	20.4%	18.4%	18.2%	15.6%	13.9%	12.8%	11.5%	down by 9.7	No change
Female	19.7%	18.2%	17.2%	15.8%	13.6%	13.0%	12.1%	13.4%	down by 6.4	No change
16-24	32.2%	26.4%	25.6%	23.7%	20.4%	19.5%	16.0%	19.3%	down by 12.9	No change
25-44	24.7%	25.1%	22.3%	21.6%	18.4%	17.3%	16.8%	14.7%	down by 10.0	No change
45-59	20.1%	18.8%	17.6%	16.3%	15.3%	12.7%	13.6%	13.4%	down by 6.6	No change
60+	9.5%	9.2%	8.7%	8.8%	6.8%	7.2%	5.3%	6.3%	down by 3.2	No change
15% most deprived areas	26.0%	25.2%	21.3%	21.3%	21.2%	19.4%	18.0%	16.0%	down by 10.0	No change
Rest of Scotland	19.4%	18.3%	17.2%	16.1%	13.4%	12.3%	11.5%	11.8%	down by 7.6	No change
Urban	22.2%	20.9%	19.5%	18.6%	15.5%	14.8%	13.4%	13.4%	down by 8.7	No change
Rural	13.0%	12.1%	10.2%	9.4%	9.9%	6.8%	8.2%	7.2%	down by 5.8	No change
Overall number of respondents	16,000	16,040	13,010	12,050	11,470	5,570	5,480	*5,540*

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