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THE 2000 SCOTTISH CRIME SURVEY: OVERVIEW REPORT
Appendix A7.2
Public perceptions of crime in local area: all Scotland (1999)
| % of respondents saying 'very common' in their area |
people having their homes broken into | people being mugged or robbed | people being assaulted or attacked in public |
| Male |
16-24 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
25-59 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
60 or over | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Total male | 4.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
Female |
16-24 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
25-59 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 3.2 |
60 or over | 5.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
Total female | 6.8 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
Tenure |
Owner occupier | 4.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Rented from council/ housing association | 9.3 | 4.1 | 5.7 |
Rented privately | 4.1 | * | 1.2 |
Scottish *ACORN group |
A | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
B | 3.5 | - | 0.9 |
C | 4.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
D | 3.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
E | 5.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
F | 8.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 |
G | 8.7 | 6.0 | 9.3 |
H | 12.7 | 5.7 | 7.9 |
Socio-economic group |
A | 3.2 | - | - |
B | 3.2 | - | - |
C1 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
C2 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
D | 6.3 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
E | 15.2 | 6.0 | 8.7 |
Building type |
House | 4.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
High rise | 4.0 | - | - |
Low rise | 10.9 | 5.5 | 7.3 |
Tenement | 7.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
Settlement size |
Over 1 million | 5.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
100,000-999,999 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
10,000-99,999 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
1,000-9.999 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
Under 1,000 | 4.9 | - | 1.8 |
TOTAL | | | |
Notes:
- Data analysis based on individual responses to Main Questionnaire version B
- Question: "How common do you think the following things are in this area....?".
- For explanation of Scottish *ACORN groups see Appendix E.
- Source: SCS 2000 (all Scotland weighted data), respondents to main questionnaire version B, n=2,542.
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