Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime Survey, 2000

Variable Details

Variablea7.1
LabelReason for contacting the police 1
Responses
1 To report a crime of which you or someone in your household 40
2 To report a crime of which someone else, not in your househo 62
3 To ask for advice or information (including directions/time) 57
4 To report a traffic accident or medical emergency 46
5 To report an alarm ringing/suspicious circumstances 36
6 To report any type of disturbance, noise or nuisance (apart 122
7 To report that you had lost/found something (including anima 69
13 Reporting stray animals/barking dogs 2
14 To report a missing person 1
15 Told to produce vehicle/driving licence documentation 0
16 Report traffic obstruction/abandoned vehicle/illegally parke 0
17 To tell them that your house was going to be empty 0
18 Told to produce vehicle/driving licence documentation 7
19 Report traffic obstruction/abandoned vehicle/illegally parke 18
20 To tell them that your house was going to be empty 10
22 Report other non-crime emergency (fire, flood, gas leak, etc 3
23 To report any other type of problem or difficulty 32
24 To give them some sort of information 0
25 As part of job 0
26 Just for a social chat 0
27 To give them some sort of information 15
28 As part of job 9
29 Just for a social chat 2
30 Review/apply for gun licence 3
31 Report other/general offence 24
32 Complain about police treatment 0
33 On behalf of friend/relative 4
34 Knife amnesty 0
35 To collect possessions 2
36 Immigration registration 0
96 Other 3
97 Vague 2
98 Answer inappropriate 2
99 No Response 45
Sysmiss 1901
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime Survey, 2000