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 900
2 See them driving/patrolling the area / more police around 1171
3 Haven't heard any trouble/Had any problem 351
4 Police are good / do a good job 231
5 Just satisfied/happy/ ok/ no complaints 213
6 Still a lot of trouble in area/ dangerous 21
7 The area is safe/safer / clean/cleaner 109
8 Don't always/take too long to respond 48
9 Quick response 52
10 Gangs / rowdies / teenagers still hanging about 24
11 It’s quiet/ quieter 42
12 Always room for improvement/ could do more 37
13 Little crime here/crime down 64
14 They're very helpful/sympathetic/ friendly 63
15 They are trying/Do their best 32
16 Improved a lot/ getting better 35
17 No reason to be involved/ no dealings / don't know much abou 127
18 Nice/good area 67
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 107
21 Personal Experience/Experience of friend or family 54
22 Drug dealing still going on 8
23 Nothing seems to be done about vandalism/ graffiti 1
24 No change 1
25 There is a high increase of burglary 1
26 Been dealing with gangs / teenagers loitering etc 9
27 Dissatisfied with police response 21
28 Satisfied with police response 47
29 Dissatisfied with police generally 30
30 Satisfied with police generally 8
31 Police are good at communication 10
32 Easy to contact police/police station near 9
33 Poor communication/Difficult to contact police 14
34 General concerns about safety of area 2
35 Concerns about specific crime/issues in area 33
36 Concerns about residents in area 0
37 Improved safety/security in area 2
38 Changes in area 1
39 Satisfied with ASB measures 1
40 Concerns about ASB measures 5
41 Police have hard job/ too easy to criticise / need more reso 33
42 Police target specific people / can be racist 10
43 Information from leaflets/Papers 1
44 Neighbourhood Watch in area 0
45 Other 27
46 They keep law and order 2
47 Haven’t seen much of the service they have rendered 0
48 I haven’t lived here very long 11
49 Over policed 1
50 No night security 0
51 Police do little to gain control of situations 0
52 Increase in crime 6
997 Don’t know 266
998 None 56
999 Missing (inc Q5=don’t know) 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMetropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017