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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 A1.16: Proportion of adults who were very or fairly confident in the ability of the police in their local area to prevent crime
| Proportion of adults who felt 'very' or 'fairly' confident in the ability of the police to prevent crime |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
2012/13 |
2014/15 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
Percentage point change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| since 2008/09 | since 2017/18 | |||||||||
| All | 46% | 48% | 50% | 56% | 57% | 56% | 53% | 50% | up by 5 | down by 3 |
| Male | 45% | 47% | 49% | 56% | 57% | 56% | 52% | 50% | up by 4 | No change |
| Female | 47% | 49% | 51% | 56% | 57% | 56% | 54% | 51% | up by 5 | No change |
| 16-24 | 50% | 52% | 56% | 62% | 64% | 66% | 62% | 60% | up by 10 | No change |
| 25-44 | 46% | 48% | 51% | 58% | 57% | 59% | 57% | 56% | up by 10 | No change |
| 45-59 | 42% | 45% | 47% | 53% | 54% | 50% | 49% | 45% | No change | No change |
| 60+ | 47% | 48% | 49% | 54% | 56% | 52% | 49% | 45% | No change | down by 4 |
| 15% most deprived areas | 42% | 40% | 45% | 52% | 56% | 50% | 49% | 46% | No change | No change |
| Rest of Scotland | 47% | 49% | 51% | 57% | 57% | 57% | 54% | 51% | up by 5 | down by 3 |
| Urban | 45% | 47% | 50% | 55% | 57% | 56% | 53% | 50% | up by 5 | down by 3 |
| Rural | 48% | 52% | 50% | 59% | 57% | 54% | 53% | 52% | No change | No change |
| Victim | 37% | 41% | 44% | 50% | 46% | 45% | 47% | 40% | No change | down by 7 |
| Non-victim | 48% | 50% | 51% | 57% | 59% | 57% | 54% | 52% | up by 4 | 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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