Report Summary
This report provides members of the Policing Performance Committee with an update on the latest findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, covering the 2023-24 financial year. This update focuses on the latest estimates of crimes experienced in Scotland as well as results from questions relating to confidence in policing and feelings of safety.
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Meeting
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Policing Performance Committee - 16 September 2025
Date : 16 September 2025
Location : online
PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN LOCAL POLICING
Less than half of adults in Scotland (45%) believed the police in their local area were doing an ‘excellent’ or ‘good’ job in 2023-24. This is a decrease from 61% in 2012-13 and 49% in 2021-22.
A majority of adults in Scotland were confident in the ability of the police across six of the seven effectiveness measures in 2023-24 (including solving crimes, responding to calls and supporting victims of crime). Fewer than half of adults (42%) were very or fairly confident in the police’s ability to prevent crime.
When looking over the longer term, views on confidence in the ability of the police increased between 2008-09 and 2012-13 but have been falling steadily since 2014-15. Two measures (dealing with incidents and solving crimes) have returned to 2008-09 levels.
