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 27682
1 Not enough visible police/don’t see many/less police around 86
2 See them driving/patrolling the area / more police around 122
3 Haven't heard any trouble/Had any problem 270
4 Police are good / do a good job 124
5 Just satisfied/happy/ ok/ no complaints 145
6 Still a lot of trouble in area/ dangerous 86
7 The area is safe/safer / clean/cleaner 264
8 Don't always/take too long to respond 94
9 Quick response 75
10 Gangs / rowdies / teenagers still hanging about 129
11 It’s quiet/ quieter 198
12 Always room for improvement/ could do more 89
13 Little crime here/crime down 222
14 They're very helpful/sympathetic/ friendly 141
15 They are trying/Do their best 62
16 Improved a lot/ getting better 93
17 No reason to be involved/ no dealings / don't know much abou 173
18 Nice/good area 210
19 Lived here a long time/ used to it/know lots of people in th 19
20 See community police / A lot of community officers 494
21 Personal Experience/Experience of friend or family 95
22 Drug dealing still going on 35
23 Nothing seems to be done about vandalism/ graffiti 6
24 No change 7
25 There is a high increase of burglary 15
26 Been dealing with gangs / teenagers loitering etc 27
27 Dissatisfied with police response 108
28 Satisfied with police response 123
29 Dissatisfied with police generally 78
30 Satisfied with police generally 23
31 Police are good at communication 33
32 Easy to contact police/police station near 53
33 Poor communication/Difficult to contact police 33
34 General concerns about safety of area 30
35 Concerns about specific crime/issues in area 111
36 Concerns about residents in area 4
37 Improved safety/security in area 14
38 Changes in area 6
39 Satisfied with ASB measures 3
40 Concerns about ASB measures 24
41 Police have hard job/ too easy to criticise / need more reso 71
42 Police target specific people / can be racist 11
43 Information from leaflets/Papers 14
44 Neighbourhood Watch in area 9
45 Other 32
46 They keep law and order 8
47 Haven’t seen much of the service they have rendered 4
48 I haven’t lived here very long 23
49 Over policed 1
50 No night security 5
51 Police do little to gain control of situations 9
52 Increase in crime 11
997 Don’t know 171
998 None 1731
999 Missing (inc Q5=don’t know) 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMetropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017