This statistic shows the perceptions of Scottish residents in the fiscal year 2017/18 of how the crime rate had changed in their local area and at national level over the previous two years. 14 percent of respondents felt that the crime had increased at national level, compared with 6 percent who felt local crime rates had increased.
Public perception of changes to crime rate in their local area and in the whole of Scotland over the past two years in 2017/18
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Scottish Government. (March 26, 2019). Public perception of changes to crime rate in their local area and in the whole of Scotland over the past two years in 2017/18 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/328394/perception-crime-presence-local-area-whole-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Public perception of changes to crime rate in their local area and in the whole of Scotland over the past two years in 2017/18." Chart. March 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328394/perception-crime-presence-local-area-whole-scotland/
Scottish Government. (2019). Public perception of changes to crime rate in their local area and in the whole of Scotland over the past two years in 2017/18. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328394/perception-crime-presence-local-area-whole-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Public Perception of Changes to Crime Rate in Their Local Area and in The Whole of Scotland over The past Two Years in 2017/18." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328394/perception-crime-presence-local-area-whole-scotland/
Scottish Government, Public perception of changes to crime rate in their local area and in the whole of Scotland over the past two years in 2017/18 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328394/perception-crime-presence-local-area-whole-scotland/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Public perception of changes to crime rate in their local area and in the whole of Scotland over the past two years in 2017/18 [Graph], Scottish Government, March 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/328394/perception-crime-presence-local-area-whole-scotland/