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Warwickshire County CouncilCitizens Panel Survey
Community SafetyPresentation of Research
FindingsPrepared for Warwickshire County Council
Prepared by June Wiseman, Director October 2004
Because People Matter
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Background

• Panel of 1,000 residents recruited by post in
  October 2003
• Fourth Panel Survey administered in August 2004
• 642 usable questionnaires were returned
  representing a response rate of 64
• Weighted data
• Theme of the survey Community Safety

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Structure of the Presentation

• Respondent Profile
• Anti-social behaviour
• Crime
• Doorstep selling
• Under-age sales and drug/alcohol use by young
  people
• Access to police services
• Road Safety
• Access to services/help for people suffering
  abuse
• Fire and rescue services

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Respondent Profile
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Respondent Profile
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Anti-Social Behaviour
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PROPORTION OF RESPONDENTS THAT BELIEVE EACH
ASPECT IS AN EXAMPLE OF ANTI- SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
(ALL RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642
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AGE OF PEOPLE THOUGHT TO BE CAUSING ANTI-SOCIAL
BEHAVIOUR IN RESPONDENTS AREA(ALL RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642
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Crime
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PROPORTION OF RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN A VICTIM
OF EACH TYPE OF CRIME IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS
(MULTIPLE RESPONSE) (ALL RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642
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PROPORTION OF RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN VICTIMS
OF EACH TYPE OF CRIME IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS (ALL
RESPONDENTS)
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PROPORTION OF RESPONDENTS THAT KNOW SOMEONE ELSE
LIVING IN WARWICKSHIRE THAT HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF
EACH TYPE OF CRIME IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS
(MULTIPLE RESPONSE) (ALL RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642
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SERIOUSNESS OF CRIMES THAT RESPONDENTS HAVE BEEN
A VICTIM OF (WHERE HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF CRIME
IN LAST 12 MONTHS)
SAMPLE BASE 259
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WHETHER RESPONDENTS FEAR OF CRIME HAS INCREASED
OR DECREASED IN THE LAST 2 YEARS (ALL
RESPONDENTS)

• Older respondents and those who have been a
  victim of crime (52, cf 35 of those who have
  not) say their fear of crime has increased in the
  last 12 months

SAMPLE BASE 642
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WHETHER RESPONDENTS FEAR OF CRIME HAS INCREASED,
DECREASED OR STAYED THE SAME OVER THE LAST 2
YEARS (ALL RESPONDENTS)
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RESPONDENTS RATING OF HOW SAFE THEY FEEL IN EACH
CIRCUMSTANCE (ALL RESPONDENTS)
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PROPORTION OF RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE WITNESSED
EACH TYPE OF ALCOHOL RELATED CRIME (ALL
RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642
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PROPORTION OF RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE WITNESSED
EACH TYPE OF ALCOHOL RELATED CRIME OR DISTURBANCE
(ALL RESPONDENTS)
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RESPONDENTS RATING OF HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM EACH
ALCOHOL RELATED CRIME/DISTURBANCE IS IN THEIR
LOCAL AREA (ALL RESPONDENTS)
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RESPONDENTS RATING OF HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM EACH
TYPE OF ALCOHOL RELATED CRIME IS IN THEIR LOCAL
TOWN CENTRE (ALL RESPONDENTS)
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Doorstep Selling
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PROPORTION OF RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE HAD EACH TYPE
OF SALES PEOPLE OR TRADES PEOPLE CALL TO THEIR
HOME (MULTIPLE RESPONSE) (ALL RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642
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PROPORTION OF RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE HAD EACH TYPE
OF SALES/TRADES PERSON CALL AT THEIR HOME (ALL
RESPONDENTS)
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RESPONDENTS RATING OF HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM EACH
TYPE OF SALES/TRADES PERSONS ARE IN THEIR AREA
(ALL RESPONDENTS)
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Under-age Sales and Drug/alcohol Use by Young
People
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PROPORTION OF RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE WITNESSED
EACH TYPE OF UNDER-AGE SELLING OF GOODS (ALL
RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642
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PROPORTION OF RESPONDENTS THAT THINK EACH TYPE OF
UNDER-AGE SELLING IS A VERY OR FAIRLY BIG PROBLEM
IN THEIR AREA (ALL RESPONDENTS)
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PROPORTION OF RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE WITNESSED
INCIDENTS OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE (ALL
RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642
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PROPORTION OF RESPONDENTS THAT THINK USE OF EACH
TYPE OF DRUG/ALCOHOL BY YOUNG PEOPLE IS A VERY OR
FAIRLY BIG PROBLEM IN THEIR AREA (ALL
RESPONDENTS)
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LIKELIHOOD OF RESPONDENTS REPORTING THE USE OR
PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL/DRUGS BY YOUNG PEOPLE (ALL
RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642
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WHO RESPONDENTS WOULD BE MOST LIKELY TO CONTACT
REGARDING THE SALE OF ALCOHOL/DRUGS/TOBACCO TO
YOUNG PEOPLE (ALL RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642
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PEOPLE/PLACES RESPONDENTS WOULD BE MOST LIKELY TO
CONTACT REGARDING THE USE OF ALCOHOL/DRUGS/TOBACCO
BY YOUNG PEOPLE (ALL RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642
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Access to Police Services
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PLACES RESPONDENTS WOULD MOST LIKE TO SEE EACH
POLICE SERVICE/ACTIVITY (ALL RESPONDENTS)
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HOW OFTEN RESPONDENTS USE LIBRARIES(ALL
RESPONDENTS)
Mobile Library
Local Library
SAMPLE BASE 642DENOTES ALL FIGURES LESS THAN
0.5
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RESPONDENTS LEVEL OF INTEREST IN USING THEIR
LOCAL OR MOBILE LIBRARY FOR A VARIETY OF POLICE
FACILITIES OR SERVICES (ALL RESPONDENTS)
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Road Safety
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Road Safety Motorcycle Campaign

• 7 have heard of the campaign or seen the logo
  for it
• Of those aware, they are most likely to associate
  the campaign with increasing the awareness of
  road safety and improving driving standards

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RESPONDENTS RANKING OF THE 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD BEST
SOLUTION TO TACKLING SPEEDING MOTORISTS (ALL
RESPONDENTS)
Dont Know/ Not provided
1st
2nd
3rd
SAMPLE BASE 642
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Access to Services/Help for People Suffering Abuse
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PEOPLE/PLACES RESPONDENTS WOULD BE MOST LIKELY TO
CONTACT IF THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT SOMEONE
SUFFERING FROM CHILD ABUSE (ALL RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642 DENOTES ALL FIGURES LESS THAN
0.5
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PEOPLE/PLACES RESPONDENTS WOULD BE MOST LIKELY TO
CONTACT IF THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT SOMEONE
SUFFERING FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (ALL RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642 DENOTES ALL FIGURES LESS THAN
0.5
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PEOPLE/PLACES RESPONDENTS WOULD BE MOST LIKELY TO
CONTACT IF THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT VIOLENCE TO AN
ELDERLY OR DISABLED PERSON (ALL RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642 DENOTES ALL FIGURES LESS THAN
0.5
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Fire and Rescue Services
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PROPORTION OF RESPONDENTS SATISFIED WITH EACH
ASPECT OF THEIR LOCAL FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
(VERY OR FAIRLY SATISFIED) (ALL RESPONDENTS)
Dont Know 43 11 44 30 46 30 40 23

SAMPLE BASE 642
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WAYS IN WHICH RESPONDENTS ARE AWARE THEY CAN
CONTACT THEIR LOCAL FIRE SERVICE AND HOW THEY
WOULD PREFER TO (MULTIPLE RESPONSE) (ALL
RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642
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SERVICES/ACTIVITIES RESPONDENTS ARE AWARE OF THAT
ARE CARRIED OUT BY THEIR LOCAL FIRE AND RESCUE
SERVICE (ALL RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642
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SERVICES/ACTIVITIES RESPONDENTS FEEL THE FIRE AND
RESCUE SERVICE SHOULD BE INVOLVED WITH (ALL
RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642
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EXTENT TO WHICH RESPONDENTS THINK FIRE-RELATED
INCIDENTS ARE A PROBLEM IN THE AREA THEY LIVE, ON
A SCALE OF 1 TO 5 WHERE 1 IS NOT A PROBLEM AND 5
IS A MAJOR PROBLEM (ALL RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642
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WHO RESPONDENTS WOULD BE MOST LIKELY TO CONTACT
REGARDING AN ABANDONED VEHICLE IN THEIR AREA (ALL
RESPONDENTS)
SAMPLE BASE 642 DENOTES ALL FIGURES LESS THAN
0.5
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For further information, please contact June
Wiseman, Director Tel No 0121-333-6006 E-mail
june.wiseman_at_bmgresearch.co.uk
Because People Matter