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Measurement of the Extent of Youth Crime
in Scotland
Appendix A: Scottish Crime Survey Data
Tables
Table A.1
Public Perceptions of Crime in
Scotland: all Scotland (1999)* |
| % of respondents saying: |
"Crime is an extremely serious
problem in Scotland today" | "there is more crime in this area
than two years ago" |
Male | | |
- 16-24 | 24.9 | 37.1 |
- 25-59 | 26.7 | 42.7 |
- 60+ | 23.7 | 37.9 |
- Total | 14.3 | 33.2 |
Female | | |
- 16-24 | 31.2 | 42.2 |
- 25-59 | 32.3 | 45.6 |
- 60+ | 33.8 | 46.1 |
- Total | 32.5 | 45.4 |
Tenure | | |
- Owner Occupier | 25.1 | 38.9 |
- Rented from council/ housing
association | 37.0 | 49.5 |
- Rented Privately | 23.3 | 35.4 |
Socio-Economic Group | | |
- A | 11.8 | 38.2 |
- B | 18.4 | 34.4 |
- C1 | 25.9 | 40.2 |
- C2 | 30.4 | 45.2 |
- D | 30.4 | 45.4 |
- E | 46.2 | 45.6 |
Building Type | | |
- House | 26.5 | 40.6 |
- High Rise | 35.0 | 52.2 |
- Low Rise | 38.1 | 46.0 |
- Tenement | 29.9 | 45.6 |
Settlement Size | | |
- Over 1 million | 31.4 | 40.2 |
- 100,000 - 999,999 | 29.8 | 43.7 |
- 10,000 - 99,999 | 30.1 | 44.0 |
- 1,000 - 9,999 | 24.2 | 46.2 |
- Under 1,000 | 28.9 | 35.9 |
Total | 28.3 | 41.8 |
* Base number of responses = 5,059 |
Source: Scottish Crime Survey 2000, Table
Appendix A7.1 |
Table A.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 attacked or
assaulted |
Male | | | |
- 16-24 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
- 25-59 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
- 60+ | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
- Total | 4.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
Female | | | |
- 16-24 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
- 25-59 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 3.2 |
- 60+ | 5.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
- Total | 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 |
Socio-Economic Group | | | |
- A | 2.7 | - | - |
- B | 3.5 | - | - |
- 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 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
* Base number of responses = 2,542 |
Source: Scottish Crime Survey 2000, Table
Appendix A7.2 |
Table A.3
Public Anxieties about Becoming a
Victim of Crime: all Scotland
(1999)* |
| Ever worry about you or someone you
live with becoming a victim of crime
(%) | % of respondents "very worried"
about: |
Having their home broken
into | Being mugged or robbed | Being assaulted or
attacked |
Male | | | | |
- 16-24 | 32.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.9 |
- 25-59 | 48.5 | 9.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
- 60+ | 38.6 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 4.9 |
- Total | 43.8 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
Female | | | | |
- 16-24 | 53.3 | 6.4 | 11.1 | 13.9 |
- 25-59 | 57.2 | 16.1 | 16.6 | 17.3 |
- 60+ | 36.5 | 14.0 | 16.6 | 14.6 |
- Total | 51.5 | 14.2 | 15.9 | 16.1 |
Tenure | | | | |
- Owner Occupier | 48.2 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.3 |
- Rented from council/ housing
association | 48.2 | 17.7 | 17.2 | 17.3 |
- Rented Privately | 40.1 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 5.6 |
Socio-Economic Group | | | | |
- A | 45.6 | 10.6 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
- B | 46.0 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
- C1 | 47.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.2 |
- C2 | 53.3 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 11.3 |
- D | 47.3 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 13.4 |
- E | 39.0 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 19.5 |
Building Type | | | | |
- House | 46.9 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
- High Rise | 58.9 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 14.5 |
- Low Rise | 51.3 | 17.1 | 15.2 | 18.4 |
- Tenement | 48.3 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.6 |
Settlement Size | | | | |
- Over 1 million | 53.1 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 9.6 |
- 100,000 - 999,999 | 49.9 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.7 |
- 10,000 - 99,999 | 45.9 | 14.8 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
- 1,000 - 9,999 | 46.6 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.8 |
- Under 1,000 | 26.2 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 8.6 |
Total | 47.5 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.6 |
* Base number of responses = 2,542 |
Source: Scottish Crime Survey 2000, Table
Appendix A7.4 |
Table A.4
Feelings of Safety After Dark: all
Scotland (1999)* |
| % of respondents feeling "very
safe" and "very unsafe": |
Walking alone in their area after
dark | Being alone in their home at
night |
Very Safe | Very Unsafe | Very Safe | Very Unsafe |
Male | | | | |
- 16-24 | 42.9 | 1.8 | 79.1 | - |
- 25-59 | 43.6 | 2.9 | 74.9 | 0.2 |
- 60+ | 25.3 | 6.3 | 64.1 | 1.0 |
- Total | 39.4 | 3.5 | 73.1 | 0.4 |
Female | | | | |
- 16-24 | 15.5 | 11.9 | 54.1 | 4.0 |
- 25-59 | 16.5 | 13.7 | 55.3 | 2.0 |
- 60+ | 10.5 | 22.7 | 50.3 | 1.7 |
- Total | 14.7 | 16.0 | 53.7 | 2.2 |
Tenure | | | | |
- Owner Occupier | 28.6 | 7.5 | 67.1 | 0.6 |
- Rented from council/ housing
association | 20.2 | 16.3 | 50.5 | 3.0 |
- Rented Privately | 30.4 | 8.4 | 74.9 | - |
Socio-Economic Group | | | | |
- A | 42.8 | 3.3 | 78.9 | - |
- B | 33.1 | 4.0 | 72.5 | 0.3 |
- C1 | 27.2 | 7.9 | 66.8 | 0.6 |
- C2 | 26.1 | 10.3 | 62.7 | 0.9 |
- D | 22.7 | 13.4 | 58.1 | 1.9 |
- E | 20.3 | 20.5 | 42.5 | 6.0 |
Building Type | | | | |
- House | 28.8 | 8.7 | 64.5 | 1.1 |
- High Rise | 9.5 | 11.9 | 50.6 | - |
- Low Rise | 18.1 | 14.9 | 56.7 | 2.4 |
- Tenement | 22.2 | 13.8 | 58.9 | 2.1 |
Settlement Size | | | | |
- Over 1 million | 20.0 | 10.8 | 57.5 | 1.3 |
- 100,000 - 999,999 | 20.5 | 11.2 | 68.3 | 1.5 |
- 10,000 - 99,999 | 21.5 | 13.2 | 55.9 | 2.1 |
- 1,000 - 9,999 | 32.6 | 6.7 | 67.4 | 0.8 |
- Under 1,000 | 58.4 | 6.9 | 78.2 | - |
Total | | | | |
* Base number of responses = 5,059 |
Source: Scottish Crime Survey 2000, Table
Appendix A7.3 |
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