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 2711
2 See them driving/patrolling the area / more police around 2608
3 Haven't heard any trouble/Had any problem 820
4 Police are good / do a good job 734
5 Just satisfied/happy/ ok/ no complaints 752
6 Still a lot of trouble in area/ dangerous 72
7 The area is safe/safer / clean/cleaner 288
8 Don't always/take too long to respond 157
9 Quick response 140
10 Gangs / rowdies / teenagers still hanging about 137
11 It’s quiet/ quieter 203
12 Always room for improvement/ could do more 106
13 Little crime here/crime down 206
14 They're very helpful/sympathetic/ friendly 32
15 They are trying/Do their best 206
16 Improved a lot/ getting better 67
17 No reason to be involved/ no dealings / don't know much abou 216
18 Nice/good area 121
19 Lived here a long time/ used to it/know lots of people in th 27
20 See community police / A lot of community officers 462
21 Personal Experience/Experience of friend or family 19
22 Drug dealing still going on 12
23 Nothing seems to be done about vandalism/ graffiti 5
24 No change 19
25 There is a high increase of burglary 6
26 Been dealing with gangs / teenagers loitering etc 9
27 Dissatisfied with police response 41
28 Satisfied with police response 48
29 Dissatisfied with police generally 88
30 Satisfied with police generally 46
31 Police are good at communication 2
32 Easy to contact police/police station near 20
33 Poor communication/Difficult to contact police 11
34 General concerns about safety of area 12
35 Concerns about specific crime/issues in area 65
36 Concerns about residents in area 2
37 Improved safety/security in area 46
38 Changes in area 4
39 Satisfied with ASB measures 0
40 Concerns about ASB measures 3
41 Police have hard job/ too easy to criticise / need more reso 72
42 Police target specific people / can be racist 11
43 Information from leaflets/Papers 3
44 Neighbourhood Watch in area 4
45 Other 77
46 They keep law and order 3
47 Haven’t seen much of the service they have rendered 0
48 I haven’t lived here very long 43
49 Over policed 9
50 No night security 0
51 Police do little to gain control of situations 0
52 Increase in crime 0
997 Don’t know 1336
998 None 5087
999 Missing (inc Q5=don’t know) 1314
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMetropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017