Creating sustainable communities and a fairer world
39. Fear of crime
This indicator is supported by a separate wellbeing measure.
Fear of crime (a) car theft (b) burglary (c) physical attack, 1992 to 2008-9
| Fear of crime since: | 1992 |
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2003 |
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- The percentage of people saying that they were "very worried" about theft of their car fell from 24 per cent in 1992 to 11 per cent in 2008-9, and those “very worried” about burglary fell from 19 per cent in 1992 to 11 per cent. In 2008-9, 10 per cent of people were "very worried" about physical attack, down from 18 per cent in 1998.
- Fear of physical attack fell by 12 percentage points for women since 1998, while fear of burglary and theft of their car fell by 9 and 11 percentage points respectively. A similar decline was seen for men with regards theft of their car, but with a decrease of 6 percentage points for burglary, and little change for physical attack. However fear of physical attack in men was already relatively low in 1998 (8 per cent), and in 2008-9 it was still the case that fewer men than women were “very worried” about all 3 types of crime.
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Updated: 30 July 2009