Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Metropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017

Variable Details

VariableNQ130B
LabelNQ130B What three suggestions would you make to improve your quality of life in this area?
Responses
1 More police /at night/ more police in certain areas/on foot 313
2 More CCTV 156
3 Focus on youths / gang culture 109
4 Better transport 25
5 Quicker response 109
6 Community liaison officer 0
7 More communication / listen 52
8 More / better lighting 55
9 Move gangs/large crowds of teenagers on 65
10 Affordable housing / new homes 27
11 Less crime 24
12 Good health facilities 8
13 Do more on racism 1
14 More passion for the job 1
15 Friendly environment 1
16 People to have respect 10
17 Better education 37
18 No anti social behaviour 38
19 Stop free public transport 4
20 Curfew on kids 7
21 No drug dealing 28
22 Traffic calming measures 16
23 Better street cleaning/cleaner environment 29
24 Make street/area/community safer 40
25 Stiffer /Harder punishments for criminals 107
26 Police to get on with job rather than hitting targets/being 27
27 Better pension 0
28 Better car parking 28
29 Community centre 8
30 Stop immigration 3
31 Neighbourhood watch schemes / better community spirit 10
32 Better security in area and in homes 16
33 Parents to control their kids / parents, teachers and school 31
34 Job opportunities 4
35 Better police investigations / resources/more power 55
36 Better recycling facilities 3
37 Better parks 12
38 Need a library 0
39 Less noise control 3
41 Improve areas 5
42 Vet tenants 2
43 Remove dog litter 6
44 Police to carry guns 2
45 Police to have better community relationship 43
46 Good / better / safer roads 8
47 Police to stop stereotyping people because of the way they l 2
48 Take more of the kids hanging around into custody, most look 1
49 Need more real police patrolling as opposed to community pol 13
50 Space/activities for kids/teens to allow them to use up thei 105
51 Police to organise / hold public meetings/provide local info 58
52 Stricter laws/penalties for the selling of alcohol to under 3
53 Police to encourage the public to be more vigilant, supporti 21
54 Stricter laws /penalties for gun and knife crime 55
55 Stop and search for everyone 46
56 Higher position of the police within society 0
57 Facilities for sending anonymous suggestions 5
58 Lots of surveying 5
59 Move away from the area 0
60 Close pubs and off licences / close them earlier 4
61 It is okay / very good here 0
62 Be more aware of things 0
63 Keep up the patrols / police visibility 1
64 Name and shame teens / people involved in crime 13
65 More identifiable and visible police 0
66 Society and government are responsible, not just the police 2
67 Deal with rats / mice / vermin in the area 1
68 Less loud music/noise /from cars and vehicles/from police ca 7
69 Better / more local shops , post office , banks 8
70 Raise the legal drinking age 4
71 Do more about people on mobile phone whilst driving/dangerou 19
72 Better policing of public transport systems 28
73 Police should focus on real criminals / crimes 3
74 Landscape garden 6
75 Treatment rather than custodial sentences for offenders 2
76 Police should employ more ethnics 5
77 Stop racism / bias amongst police officers 3
78 Ban on drinking alcohol in the streets 3
79 Less tax / council tax on the poor 3
80 Immigrants to be sent back to own country if they commit cri 0
81 Better technology 0
82 Less commercial / more residential 1
83 Call for / give amnesty to people to hand in knives and guns 0
84 Government to spend more money on / increase campaign on war 0
85 Keep travellers away from certain places 1
86 Bring back national service / boot camps 0
87 Police to be more vigilant re terrorism 0
88 More neighbourhood events as opposed to borough events 0
89 More for elderly and disabled people 6
90 Have the local police stations manned / opened longer 2
91 Do more to tackle knife crime 1
92 Stop cycling on the pavements 0
93 DNA data base 0
94 Deal with prostitution 0
95 More recruitment 2
96 Council could do more 0
98 Less junk mail and flyers 0
99 Deal with dangerous dogs 1
100 Other 22
998 None 2706
999 Don't know 318
1000 (RECORD VERBATIM) 0
Sysmiss 92271
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMetropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017