Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Metropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017

Variable Details

Variableq6b
LabelQ6 Why do you say that?
Responses
0 No other mention 13132
1 Not enough visible police/don’t see many/less police around 0
2 See them driving/patrolling the area / more police around 24
3 Haven't heard any trouble/Had any problem 168
4 Police are good / do a good job 76
5 Just satisfied/happy/ ok/ no complaints 100
6 Still a lot of trouble in area/ dangerous 57
7 The area is safe/safer / clean/cleaner 203
8 Don't always/take too long to respond 60
9 Quick response 40
10 Gangs / rowdies / teenagers still hanging about 81
11 It’s quiet/ quieter 134
12 Always room for improvement/ could do more 63
13 Little crime here/crime down 163
14 They're very helpful/sympathetic/ friendly 97
15 They are trying/Do their best 42
16 Improved a lot/ getting better 71
17 No reason to be involved/ no dealings / don't know much abou 119
18 Nice/good area 159
19 Lived here a long time/ used to it/know lots of people in th 10
20 See community police / A lot of community officers 380
21 Personal Experience/Experience of friend or family 77
22 Drug dealing still going on 32
23 Nothing seems to be done about vandalism/ graffiti 2
24 No change 7
25 There is a high increase of burglary 12
26 Been dealing with gangs / teenagers loitering etc 17
27 Dissatisfied with police response 77
28 Satisfied with police response 82
29 Dissatisfied with police generally 54
30 Satisfied with police generally 15
31 Police are good at communication 16
32 Easy to contact police/police station near 34
33 Poor communication/Difficult to contact police 20
34 General concerns about safety of area 20
35 Concerns about specific crime/issues in area 80
36 Concerns about residents in area 3
37 Improved safety/security in area 8
38 Changes in area 5
39 Satisfied with ASB measures 2
40 Concerns about ASB measures 14
41 Police have hard job/ too easy to criticise / need more reso 54
42 Police target specific people / can be racist 9
43 Information from leaflets/Papers 10
44 Neighbourhood Watch in area 8
45 Other 20
46 They keep law and order 6
47 Haven’t seen much of the service they have rendered 4
48 I haven’t lived here very long 22
49 Over policed 1
50 No night security 4
51 Police do little to gain control of situations 9
52 Increase in crime 9
997 Don’t know 0
998 None 0
999 Missing (inc Q5=don’t know) 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMetropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017