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Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2019/20: main findings
Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2019/2020, including self-completion findings covering the period 2018/19 to 2019/20.
Table A1.21: Proportion of adults who were very or fairly confident in the ability of the police in their local area to catch criminals
| Proportion of adults who felt 'very' or 'fairly' confident in the ability of the police to catch criminals | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2012/13 | 2014/15 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | Percentage point change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| since 2008/09 | since 2018/19 | ||||||||||
| All | 55% | 57% | 60% | 61% | 60% | 63% | 61% | 60% | 58% | ↑ by 3 | No change |
| Male | 55% | 56% | 59% | 60% | 59% | 62% | 60% | 58% | 58% | No change | No change |
| Female | 56% | 58% | 61% | 62% | 61% | 64% | 63% | 61% | 59% | ↑ by 3 | No change |
| 16-24 | 56% | 60% | 66% | 65% | 64% | 72% | 66% | 68% | 68% | ↑ by 12 | No change |
| 25-44 | 58% | 59% | 62% | 62% | 61% | 67% | 64% | 64% | 62% | ↑ by 5 | No change |
| 45-59 | 52% | 55% | 56% | 58% | 58% | 59% | 59% | 57% | 55% | No change | No change |
| 60+ | 55% | 55% | 59% | 61% | 58% | 58% | 58% | 54% | 53% | No change | No change |
| 15% most deprived areas | 50% | 53% | 57% | 57% | 57% | 62% | 59% | 57% | 59% | ↑ by 9 | No change |
| Rest of Scotland | 56% | 58% | 61% | 62% | 60% | 63% | 62% | 60% | 58% | No change | No change |
| Urban | 54% | 56% | 60% | 61% | 60% | 63% | 62% | 60% | 58% | ↑ by 4 | No change |
| Rural | 59% | 61% | 60% | 63% | 60% | 62% | 59% | 58% | 58% | No change | No change |
| Victim | 47% | 50% | 50% | 53% | 50% | 57% | 54% | 52% | 50% | No change | No change |
| Non-victim | 57% | 59% | 62% | 63% | 62% | 64% | 62% | 61% | 59% | ↑ by 2 | No change |
| Overall number of respondents | 16,000 | 16,040 | 13,010 | 12,050 | 11,470 | 5,570 | 5,480 | 5,540 | 5,570 | ||
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