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UK Data Service variable record for:

Metropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017

Variable Details

Variableold_q6a
LabelQ6A. Why do you say that?
Responses
1 Not enough visible police/don’t see many 5185
2 See a lot driving/patrolling the area 3322
3 Haven't heard any trouble/Had any problem 1891
4 Police are good 1002
5 Just satisfied/happy/ ok/ no complaints 2057
6 Still a lot of trouble in area/ dangerous 290
7 The area is safe/more/ clean 489
8 Don't always respond 207
9 Quick response 198
10 Gangs still hanging about 167
11 It’s quiet/ quieter 303
12 When you call they come quickly 159
13 Slow 155
14 Always room for improvement/ could do more 200
15 Little crime here/crime down 119
16 Not very helpful 61
17 They're very helpful/sympathetic/ friendly 107
18 They are trying/Do their best 536
19 Improved a lot/ getting better 109
20 No reason to be involved/ no dealings / don't know much abou 168
21 Nice area 131
22 Area not safe 42
23 Lived here a long time/ used to it 72
24 More police presence 23
25 Police house/station locally/next door 36
26 A lot of community officers 124
27 They have a tough job 32
28 Nobody really pays attention 19
29 Just the way society is 7
30 Personal experience 21
31 Not there when you need them 44
32 Hear the sirens 17
33 Kids out of control 14
34 If you call the police they deal with it 14
35 Want to move/ I am moving 0
36 Drug dealing still going on 39
37 Nothing seems to be done about vandalism/ graffiti 18
38 Changed slightly 9
39 We keep ourselves to ourselves 7
40 It is improving on High Street 4
41 Have limited resources 9
42 Could be worse 6
43 No change 13
44 Not happy with their attitude/arrogant 12
45 Still noisy 7
46 Its getting worse 2
47 There is a high increase of burglary 21
48 Son was mugged/ I was mugged / always someone 16
49 Been dealing with gangs 11
50 Not satisfied with police response 2
51 Community police can’t do much in a bad situation 2
52 Still kids on motorbikes 4
53 Police station too far away 14
54 Single people out 8
55 We have an ASBO which works (anti social behaviour order) 3
56 Fear of reprisal 1
57 They don't want to know 4
58 Used to be able to talk to local bobby 3
59 They don't do anything 53
60 CCTV put up 4
61 I feel they don't fulfill their roles 4
62 I haven't noticed really 0
63 What I have seen/ heard 0
64 When goes to court nothing happens 4
65 I am not worried 0
66 A lot more community support 3
67 Should be more at schools 0
68 A lot of immigrants in the area/too soft on them 0
69 They don't respond to minor crimes 4
70 Crack down on illegal parking 1
71 Traffic increase 1
72 They are just not interested 7
73 Closed local police station 13
74 Not enough funding for the police 1
75 Put a curfew on underage kids 0
76 Then gingerbread (child molester) is back 0
77 Ethnic minority needs more understanding / Racism 3
78 It’s not especially good 1
79 Been attacked 2
80 Much better than where I came from 0
81 They need more power 6
82 Never took finger prints when house was broken into 0
83 Some incidents make you think 0
84 Stop speeding cars 5
85 I respect them 1
86 Private cars going around at night time 0
87 Depends if they are busy 0
88 I don't like them 2
89 Car been broken into several times / police not interested 1
90 Welling High St intimidating 0
91 You can’t trust people in the area 3
92 Abandoned Cars 2
93 People can’t be bothered 3
94 Drive too fast 0
95 Read reports in paper 1
96 Had leaflets concerning crime 1
97 There could be more especially at Manford Way 0
98 They do try but it is often beyond their control 1
99 Neighbours friend/family/I were mugged 0
100 Can’t get them on the phone 0
101 Hospital across the road 0
102 Less drugs 0
103 Targeting the wrong thing 1
104 People are enjoying crimes - there is nobody to stop them 0
105 There's good and bad 0
106 We need improved security 0
107 I don't feel at home round here 0
108 Community officer is always on sick leave 0
109 Good surveillance 0
110 Visible signs 1
111 Police should be arrested & charged with negligence 1
112 They were terrible in a recent incident 0
113 Just moved in/not been here long 5
114 Can’t catch the burglars 0
115 I don't have a lot of faith in them 1
116 They have looked after me very well 0
117 We are not informed what is going on in area 0
118 Not lived here long enough 5
119 They will never get control 1
120 I don't think about it 1
121 Difficult to contact them 3
122 We have a neighbourhood watch 5
123 Too much vandalism 3
124 Not about when the pubs some out 1
125 The CCTV cameras are not working 0
126 I work with them 1
127 They keep us informed 1
128 They pick on people for no reason 5
129 Area is middle classed 1
130 Poor communication between real police and PCSOs 1
131 We have a policeman living opposite 1
132 Anti nuisance orders posted up locally 1
133 Less crime here than in other places 2
134 The wardens aren't that good 2
135 I do get worried now 1
136 They keep law and order 4
137 We have a brothel in our street 0
138 Don't go out much 0
139 Fear of the unknown 1
140 Undesirables have moved out 1
141 They confront youths/gangs 1
142 Neighbourhood watch 2
143 Warning letter given by police to my workforce 0
144 Friend sexually harassed 0
145 Teenagers use drugs - injections on stairs 0
146 Problem with disturbed neighbour 0
147 Should be more about parents 0
148 Do little for us 0
149 Do more on antisocial behaviour 4
150 Need to take more positive action on youths 2
151 The government lets them down 5
152 Need to make the park safer 0
153 Understand teenagers more (stop picking on them) 0
154 I have been a victim of crime 2
155 Too many kids on streets with mopeds 0
156 One or two shootings 1
157 Lack of street lights 0
158 A lot to be desired 0
159 Have not seen any incident been solved so far 0
160 Catch vandals and just let them go again 0
161 There has been a few incidents around the station 0
162 I often get a knock on my door during the night 0
163 Police need to be more aware of what's going on at night 0
164 Neighbours who sell drugs 1
165 There has been a couple of assaults 0
166 My son was a police officer 1
167 Young people don't respect them 2
168 Feel whole country treats crime as normal 1
169 They just disturb with patrol noise 0
170 Police are not appreciated / taken for granted 0
171 That is my opinion 0
172 Treat English as second rate citizens 0
173 Aware of Community Safety Unit / Integration of other servic 0
174 Police do proper random checks on licensed gun possession 0
175 Meeting with residents about park 1
176 Seems police have to respect the criminal 0
177 I drive everywhere 0
178 Local police station horrible / threatening people outside i 0
179 We rely on our neighbours and our own installed security to 0
180 Don't seem very professional 0
181 Wife was harassed 0
182 Need to try and catch real criminals 0
183 See police around schools a lot 1
184 Made more effort with the youngsters 0
185 Nothing done on illegal parking 0
186 Things are more organised 0
187 Good when football match / bad when there is a problem in th 0
188 Still drunks hanging about 1
189 They accuse you of stuff even if you're done nothing 0
190 They've got rid of addicts 0
191 Kids carrying knives 0
192 I've been stopped a number of times 0
193 They should take serious action against criminals 0
194 They mix with the children well 0
195 I feel more anxious 1
196 Don't follow up that well 1
197 Mostly involved in paperwork 1
198 Need more sympathy for victims 0
199 Don't listen 1
200 Easy to critisise 3
201 Very professional 2
202 No longer have neighbourhood watch 1
997 Don't know 1267
998 None 2314
999 Missing/Refused 1817
Sysmiss 74139
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMetropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017