Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Metropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017

Variable Details

VariableNQ130C
LabelNQ130C 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 88
2 More CCTV 36
3 Focus on youths / gang culture 40
4 Better transport 16
5 Quicker response 34
6 Community liaison officer 2
7 More communication / listen 12
8 More / better lighting 46
9 Move gangs/large crowds of teenagers on 15
10 Affordable housing / new homes 14
11 Less crime 10
12 Good health facilities 6
13 Do more on racism 0
14 More passion for the job 1
15 Friendly environment 0
16 People to have respect 3
17 Better education 31
18 No anti social behaviour 3
19 Stop free public transport 2
20 Curfew on kids 6
21 No drug dealing 17
22 Traffic calming measures 5
23 Better street cleaning/cleaner environment 13
24 Make street/area/community safer 18
25 Stiffer /Harder punishments for criminals 68
26 Police to get on with job rather than hitting targets/being 9
27 Better pension 1
28 Better car parking 8
29 Community centre 2
30 Stop immigration 4
31 Neighbourhood watch schemes / better community spirit 4
32 Better security in area and in homes 3
33 Parents to control their kids / parents, teachers and school 23
34 Job opportunities 4
35 Better police investigations / resources/more power 24
36 Better recycling facilities 2
37 Better parks 5
38 Need a library 2
39 Less noise control 0
41 Improve areas 3
42 Vet tenants 0
43 Remove dog litter 0
44 Police to carry guns 0
45 Police to have better community relationship 36
46 Good / better / safer roads 2
47 Police to stop stereotyping people because of the way they l 0
48 Take more of the kids hanging around into custody, most look 0
49 Need more real police patrolling as opposed to community pol 4
50 Space/activities for kids/teens to allow them to use up thei 79
51 Police to organise / hold public meetings/provide local info 38
52 Stricter laws/penalties for the selling of alcohol to under 2
53 Police to encourage the public to be more vigilant, supporti 21
54 Stricter laws /penalties for gun and knife crime 28
55 Stop and search for everyone 23
56 Higher position of the police within society 0
57 Facilities for sending anonymous suggestions 0
58 Lots of surveying 7
59 Move away from the area 0
60 Close pubs and off licences / close them earlier 2
61 It is okay / very good here 0
62 Be more aware of things 0
63 Keep up the patrols / police visibility 0
64 Name and shame teens / people involved in crime 7
65 More identifiable and visible police 0
66 Society and government are responsible, not just the police 0
67 Deal with rats / mice / vermin in the area 0
68 Less loud music/noise /from cars and vehicles/from police ca 0
69 Better / more local shops , post office , banks 8
70 Raise the legal drinking age 0
71 Do more about people on mobile phone whilst driving/dangerou 5
72 Better policing of public transport systems 14
73 Police should focus on real criminals / crimes 1
74 Landscape garden 0
75 Treatment rather than custodial sentences for offenders 0
76 Police should employ more ethnics 1
77 Stop racism / bias amongst police officers 1
78 Ban on drinking alcohol in the streets 2
79 Less tax / council tax on the poor 3
80 Immigrants to be sent back to own country if they commit cri 1
81 Better technology 1
82 Less commercial / more residential 1
83 Call for / give amnesty to people to hand in knives and guns 1
84 Government to spend more money on / increase campaign on war 2
85 Keep travellers away from certain places 3
86 Bring back national service / boot camps 1
87 Police to be more vigilant re terrorism 1
88 More neighbourhood events as opposed to borough events 0
89 More for elderly and disabled people 3
90 Have the local police stations manned / opened longer 1
91 Do more to tackle knife crime 0
92 Stop cycling on the pavements 0
93 DNA data base 0
94 Deal with prostitution 1
95 More recruitment 0
96 Council could do more 0
98 Less junk mail and flyers 1
99 Deal with dangerous dogs 0
100 Other 14
998 None 1024
999 Don't know 71
1000 (RECORD VERBATIM) 0
Sysmiss 95295
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMetropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017