Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Metropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017

Variable Details

Variableq6a
LabelQ6 Why do you say that?
Responses
0 No other mention 0
1 Not enough visible police/don’t see many/less police around 836
2 See them driving/patrolling the area / more police around 473
3 Haven't heard any trouble/Had any problem 184
4 Police are good / do a good job 204
5 Just satisfied/happy/ ok/ no complaints 418
6 Still a lot of trouble in area/ dangerous 27
7 The area is safe/safer / clean/cleaner 37
8 Don't always/take too long to respond 11
9 Quick response 12
10 Gangs / rowdies / teenagers still hanging about 35
11 It’s quiet/ quieter 14
12 Always room for improvement/ could do more 76
13 Little crime here/crime down 13
14 They're very helpful/sympathetic/ friendly 6
15 They are trying/Do their best 92
16 Improved a lot/ getting better 22
17 No reason to be involved/ no dealings / don't know much abou 68
18 Nice/good area 29
19 Lived here a long time/ used to it/know lots of people in th 3
20 See community police / A lot of community officers 137
21 Personal Experience/Experience of friend or family 5
22 Drug dealing still going on 10
23 Nothing seems to be done about vandalism/ graffiti 5
24 No change 5
25 There is a high increase of burglary 2
26 Been dealing with gangs / teenagers loitering etc 0
27 Dissatisfied with police response 31
28 Satisfied with police response 60
29 Dissatisfied with police generally 33
30 Satisfied with police generally 74
31 Police are good at communication 0
32 Easy to contact police/police station near 13
33 Poor communication/Difficult to contact police 10
34 General concerns about safety of area 9
35 Concerns about specific crime/issues in area 15
36 Concerns about residents in area 0
37 Improved safety/security in area 7
38 Changes in area 0
39 Satisfied with ASB measures 2
40 Concerns about ASB measures 3
41 Police have hard job/ too easy to criticise / need more reso 14
42 Police target specific people / can be racist 3
43 Information from leaflets/Papers 0
44 Neighbourhood Watch in area 1
45 Other 1
46 They keep law and order 4
47 Haven’t seen much of the service they have rendered 0
48 I haven’t lived here very long 0
49 Over policed 0
50 No night security 0
51 Police do little to gain control of situations 0
52 Increase in crime 0
997 Don’t know 412
998 None 943
999 Missing (inc Q5=don’t know) 250
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMetropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017