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UK Data Service variable record for:

Metropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017

Variable Details

Variableold_q6b
LabelQ6B. Why do you say that?
Responses
1 Not enough visible police/don’t see many 67
2 See a lot driving/patrolling the area 98
3 Haven't heard any trouble/Had any problem 112
4 Police are good 51
5 Just satisfied/happy/ ok/ no complaints 43
6 Still a lot of trouble in area/ dangerous 42
7 The area is safe/more/ clean 75
8 Don't always respond 36
9 Quick response 35
10 Gangs still hanging about 54
11 It’s quiet/ quieter 66
12 When you call they come quickly 28
13 Slow 41
14 Always room for improvement/ could do more 9
15 Little crime here/crime down 21
16 Not very helpful 11
17 They're very helpful/sympathetic/ friendly 31
18 They are trying/Do their best 30
19 Improved a lot/ getting better 11
20 No reason to be involved/ no dealings / don't know much abou 6
21 Nice area 22
22 Area not safe 16
23 Lived here a long time/ used to it 5
24 More police presence 5
25 Police house/station locally/next door 9
26 A lot of community officers 9
27 They have a tough job 9
28 Nobody really pays attention 2
29 Just the way society is 1
30 Personal experience 0
31 Not there when you need them 11
32 Hear the sirens 10
33 Kids out of control 0
34 If you call the police they deal with it 4
35 Want to move/ I am moving 0
36 Drug dealing still going on 4
37 Nothing seems to be done about vandalism/ graffiti 10
38 Changed slightly 3
39 We keep ourselves to ourselves 3
40 It is improving on High Street 0
41 Have limited resources 2
42 Could be worse 0
43 No change 0
44 Not happy with their attitude/arrogant 2
45 Still noisy 6
46 Its getting worse 2
47 There is a high increase of burglary 3
48 Son was mugged/ I was mugged / always someone 3
49 Been dealing with gangs 2
50 Not satisfied with police response 1
51 Community police can’t do much in a bad situation 0
52 Still kids on motorbikes 0
53 Police station too far away 3
54 Single people out 1
55 We have an ASBO which works (anti social behaviour order) 5
56 Fear of reprisal 0
57 They don't want to know 2
58 Used to be able to talk to local bobby 1
59 They don't do anything 5
60 CCTV put up 9
61 I feel they don't fulfill their roles 0
62 I haven't noticed really 0
63 What I have seen/ heard 0
64 When goes to court nothing happens 1
65 I am not worried 0
66 A lot more community support 0
67 Should be more at schools 1
68 A lot of immigrants in the area/too soft on them 0
69 They don't respond to minor crimes 0
70 Crack down on illegal parking 1
71 Traffic increase 1
72 They are just not interested 1
73 Closed local police station 8
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 0
78 It’s not especially good 0
79 Been attacked 1
80 Much better than where I came from 0
81 They need more power 1
82 Never took finger prints when house was broken into 1
83 Some incidents make you think 0
84 Stop speeding cars 2
85 I respect them 0
86 Private cars going around at night time 2
87 Depends if they are busy 0
88 I don't like them 0
89 Car been broken into several times / police not interested 0
90 Welling High St intimidating 0
91 You can’t trust people in the area 0
92 Abandoned Cars 2
93 People can’t be bothered 0
94 Drive too fast 0
95 Read reports in paper 0
96 Had leaflets concerning crime 0
97 There could be more especially at Manford Way 0
98 They do try but it is often beyond their control 0
99 Neighbours friend/family/I were mugged 1
100 Can’t get them on the phone 0
101 Hospital across the road 0
102 Less drugs 1
103 Targeting the wrong thing 0
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 0
111 Police should be arrested & charged with negligence 0
112 They were terrible in a recent incident 0
113 Just moved in/not been here long 0
114 Can’t catch the burglars 0
115 I don't have a lot of faith in them 0
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 1
119 They will never get control 0
120 I don't think about it 0
121 Difficult to contact them 0
122 We have a neighbourhood watch 0
123 Too much vandalism 0
124 Not about when the pubs some out 2
125 The CCTV cameras are not working 2
126 I work with them 0
127 They keep us informed 0
128 They pick on people for no reason 0
129 Area is middle classed 0
130 Poor communication between real police and PCSOs 0
131 We have a policeman living opposite 0
132 Anti nuisance orders posted up locally 0
133 Less crime here than in other places 0
134 The wardens aren't that good 0
135 I do get worried now 0
136 They keep law and order 0
137 We have a brothel in our street 1
138 Don't go out much 0
139 Fear of the unknown 0
140 Undesirables have moved out 0
141 They confront youths/gangs 0
142 Neighbourhood watch 1
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 1
148 Do little for us 0
149 Do more on antisocial behaviour 1
150 Need to take more positive action on youths 0
151 The government lets them down 0
152 Need to make the park safer 1
153 Understand teenagers more (stop picking on them) 1
154 I have been a victim of crime 0
155 Too many kids on streets with mopeds 0
156 One or two shootings 0
157 Lack of street lights 0
158 A lot to be desired 1
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 0
165 There has been a couple of assaults 0
166 My son was a police officer 0
167 Young people don't respect them 1
168 Feel whole country treats crime as normal 0
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 0
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 0
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 0
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 0
196 Don't follow up that well 0
197 Mostly involved in paperwork 0
198 Need more sympathy for victims 0
199 Don't listen 0
200 Easy to critisise 0
201 Very professional 0
202 No longer have neighbourhood watch 0
996 No 2nd mention 20004
997 Don't know 207
998 None 0
999 Missing/Refused 238
Sysmiss 75761
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMetropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017