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 3303
1 Not enough visible police/don’t see many/less police around 0
2 See them driving/patrolling the area / more police around 9
3 Haven't heard any trouble/Had any problem 65
4 Police are good / do a good job 30
5 Just satisfied/happy/ ok/ no complaints 34
6 Still a lot of trouble in area/ dangerous 9
7 The area is safe/safer / clean/cleaner 44
8 Don't always/take too long to respond 20
9 Quick response 17
10 Gangs / rowdies / teenagers still hanging about 15
11 It’s quiet/ quieter 45
12 Always room for improvement/ could do more 13
13 Little crime here/crime down 33
14 They're very helpful/sympathetic/ friendly 40
15 They are trying/Do their best 9
16 Improved a lot/ getting better 13
17 No reason to be involved/ no dealings / don't know much abou 42
18 Nice/good area 41
19 Lived here a long time/ used to it/know lots of people in th 4
20 See community police / A lot of community officers 82
21 Personal Experience/Experience of friend or family 17
22 Drug dealing still going on 1
23 Nothing seems to be done about vandalism/ graffiti 1
24 No change 0
25 There is a high increase of burglary 3
26 Been dealing with gangs / teenagers loitering etc 4
27 Dissatisfied with police response 12
28 Satisfied with police response 32
29 Dissatisfied with police generally 4
30 Satisfied with police generally 5
31 Police are good at communication 14
32 Easy to contact police/police station near 18
33 Poor communication/Difficult to contact police 5
34 General concerns about safety of area 3
35 Concerns about specific crime/issues in area 26
36 Concerns about residents in area 1
37 Improved safety/security in area 6
38 Changes in area 0
39 Satisfied with ASB measures 0
40 Concerns about ASB measures 5
41 Police have hard job/ too easy to criticise / need more reso 11
42 Police target specific people / can be racist 1
43 Information from leaflets/Papers 1
44 Neighbourhood Watch in area 1
45 Other 1
46 They keep law and order 1
47 Haven’t seen much of the service they have rendered 0
48 I haven’t lived here very long 1
49 Over policed 0
50 No night security 1
51 Police do little to gain control of situations 0
52 Increase in crime 2
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