Crime And Young People

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Young people are more likely to say they have been the victim of a crime in the past 12 months than the rest of the British public, according to research from MORI. The survey, for The Sun, shows half (52%) of people aged 15-17 say they have been the victim of any crime in the past year, compared with two in five (40%) people aged 18-24 and less than a third (30%) of all people aged 16+.

 

Young people are more likely to say they have been the victim of a crime in the past 12 months than the rest of the British public, according to research from MORI. The survey, for The Sun, shows half (52%) of people aged 15-17 say they have been the victim of any crime in the past year, compared with two in five (40%) people aged 18-24 and less than a third (30%) of all people aged 16+.

One in 10 (11%) of 15-17 year olds say they have had a mobile phone stolen in the past 12 months, compared with seven per cent of 18-24 year olds and four per cent of all people 16+. When asked if they have been hit or assaulted (including by relatives, friends or acquaintances) in the past year, 14% of 15-17 year olds say they have, compared with eight per cent of 18-24 year olds and four per cent of all people aged 16

  • Results based on 303 telephone interviews with people aged 15-17 across Great Britain and on MORI Telephone Omnibus data, 1,001 aged 16+ across GB
  • Fieldwork conducted between 10-13 December 2004
  • Base size is 303 unless stated otherwise and 1,001 unless otherwise stated
  • The voting intention figures for the 1,001 sample exclude those who say they would not vote (12%), are undecided (9%) or refuse to name a party (4%)
  • The voting intention figures for the 303 sample exclude those who say they would not vote (10%), are undecided (22%) or refuse to name a party (0%)

Voting -- All

Q1 If you were old enough to vote, how would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow? IF UNDECIDED OR REFUSED AT Q1 Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support?

160 All 18-24 All 15-17
Base: (124) (303)
160 % %
Conservative 17 24
Labour 61 49
Liberal Democrats (Lib Dem) 12 18
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist 2 9
Green Party 5
UK Independence Party 1
Other 2
160
Lab lead (177%) +44 +25
160
Would not vote 13 10
Undecided 10 22
Refused 2 0

Q3 And if you were old enough to vote, how likely would you be to vote in an immediate general election, on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 means you would be absolutely certain to vote, and 1 means that you would be absolutely certain not to vote?

160 All 18-24 All 15-17
Base: (124) (303)
160 % %
10 -- absolutely certain to vote 22 18
9 5 8
8 9 15
7 9 13
6 9 9
5 23 17
4 2 4
3 5 5
2 4 1
1 -- absolutely certain not to vote 12 9
Don't know * *
Refused - -

Q4 What would you say is the most important issue facing Britain today? Q5 What do you see as other important issues facing Britain today?

160 All 16+ All 18-24 All 15-17
Base: (1,001) (124) (303)
160 Q4 Q4/5 Q4 Q4/5 Q4 Q4/5
160 % % % % % %
AIDS * * - - - -
Animal welfare * 1 - 1 - 1
Beef/BSE/Mad Cow Disease - - - - - -
Common Market/EU/Europe/Single European Currency 2 5 1 6 * 2
Countryside/rural life * 1 - - - *
Crime/law & order/violence/ vandalism 14 30 9 19 12 22
Defence/foreign affairs/international terrorism 19 32 23 46 32 47
Drug abuse 1 3 1 2 2 4
Economy/economic situation 5 13 5 9 1 2
Education/schools 5 21 4 19 5 15
Foot and mouth outbreak/farming crisis - * - - - -
GM/GM (Genetically Modified) foods - - - - - -
Housing 1 4 1 3 * 2
Inflation/prices * 1 - - - 1
Local government/council tax * 2 - 1 - *
Low pay/minimum wage/fair wages * 1 - 1 - -
Morality/individual behaviour 1 3 2 3 - 3
National Health Service/Hospitals 10 28 11 24 7 18
Northern Ireland - - - - - *
Nuclear weapons/nuclear war/disarmament 1 1 1 1 - 1
Pensions/social security 3 10 - 1 1 3
Petrol prices/fuel * 1 - 1 - *
Pollution/environment 2 5 - 3 4 6
Pound/exchange rate/value of pound - * - - - -
Poverty/inequality 1 5 3 7 4 8
Privatisation * * - - - -
Public services in general * 1 1 4 * 1
Race relations/immigration/immigrants 12 23 11 19 7 11
Scottish/Welsh Assembly/Devolution Constitutional reform * - - - - -
Taxation 2 7 1 8 2 4
Trade unions/strikes - - - - - -
Transport/public transport 1 5 - 3 * 3
Unemployment/factory closure/lack of industry 1 3 2 3 * 2
Other 7 19 6 13 1 4
Don't know 11 19 20 30 22 18

Q6 How much is your own quality of life affected by fear of crime, on a scale of 1-10, where 1 is NO effect and 10 is TOTAL effect on your quality of life?

160 All 16+ All 18-24 All 15-17
Base: (1,001) (124) (303)
160 % % %
10 -- Total effect 4 3 2
9 2 1 2
8 6 2 5
7 7 8 7
6 7 7 7
5 16 9 14
4 10 12 15
3 15 26 19
2 14 15 15
1 -- No effect 20 17 14
Don't know * 1 -
Refused - - -

All 16+ Bases: 1,001

Q7Which if any of these crimes have you yourself been a victim of ever in your lifetime? Q8 Which if any of these crimes have you yourself been a victim of in the last 12 months?

Base: All 16+ who have been victims of a crime at Q7

Q9 You mentioned that you have been a victim of in the past 12 months. Did you report this to the police?

Base: All 16+ who have been victims of a crime in the last 12 months

Q10 And, which if any of these crimes have any of your friends, family members or colleagues been a victim of in the last 12 months?

160 Q7 Ever? Q8 In last 12 months? Q9 Yes, did report Q10 Friends, Family?
160 % % % %
Having something you were carrying stolen -- from out of your hands or from your pockets of from a bag or case 20 5 59 14
Being hit or assaulted (including being hit or assaulted by friends/relatives or acquaintances) 21 4 42 14
Being insulted, pestered or intimidated in any way (not including by members of your own household) 32 11 29 16
Having a bicycle stolen 19 2 68* 6
Having clothing or trainers stolen 11 1 23* 3
Being bullied by people at school or at work 23 3 15* 11
Having your home or property broken into and something stolen or damaged 35 5 88 19
Being mugged or robbed 7 1 81* 8
Having a car or motorcycle stolen 18 3 100* 11
Being sexually assaulted 3 * 66* 2
Having a mobile phone stolen 9 4 77 13
Having a computer, PDA or iPod etc stolen 2 1 64* 4
Having a car broken into or damaged 40 10 76 21
None / don't know 17 69 - 38
Any 83 30 64 58
Stolen / Broken 73 21 78 46
Assault 51 15 37 32

* Indicates that the base size is less than 30

All 18-24 Base: 124

Q7Which if any of these crimes have you yourself been a victim of ever in your lifetime?

Q8 Which if any of these crimes have you yourself been a victim of in the last 12 months?

Base: All 16+ who have been victims of a crime at Q7

Q9 You mentioned that you have been a victim of in the past 12 months. Did you report this to the police?

Base: All 16+ who have been victims of a crime in the last 12 months

Q10 And, which if any of these crimes have any of your friends, family members or colleagues been a victim of in the last 12 months?

160 Q7 Ever? Q8 In last 12 months? Q9 Yes, did report Q10 Friends, Family?
160 % % % %
Having something you were carrying stolen -- from out of your hands or from your pockets of from a bag or case 26 9 45* 19
Being hit or assaulted (including being hit or assaulted by friends/relatives or acquaintances) 27 8 31* 28
Being insulted, pestered or intimidated in any way (not including by members of your own household) 38 15 19* 25
Having a bicycle stolen 17 5 71* 10
Having clothing or trainers stolen 8 2 0* 6
Being bullied by people at school or at work 31 4 0* 15
Having your home or property broken into and something stolen or damaged 29 6 87* 27
Being mugged or robbed 6 1 100* 17
Having a car or motorcycle stolen 12 4 100* 14
Being sexually assaulted 5 - 0* 4
Having a mobile phone stolen 21 7 66* 25
Having a computer, PDA or iPod etc stolen 2 1 0* 4
Having a car broken into or damaged 24 11 37* 22
None / don't know 21 60 - 25
Any 79 40 48 71
Stolen / Broken 64 31 54 56
Assault 56 21 31 48

* Indicates that the base size is less than 30

All 15-17 Base: 303

Q7Which if any of these crimes have you yourself been a victim of ever in your lifetime?

Q8 Which if any of these crimes have you yourself been a victim of in the last 12 months?

Base: All 16+ who have been victims of a crime at Q7

Q9 You mentioned that you have been a victim of in the past 12 months. Did you report this to the police?

Base: All 16+ who have been victims of a crime in the last 12 months

Q10 And, which if any of these crimes have any of your friends, family members or colleagues been a victim of in the last 12 months?

160 Q7 Ever? Q8 In last 12 months? Q9 Yes, did report Q10 Friends, Family?
160 % % % %
Having something you were carrying stolen -- from out of your hands or from your pockets of from a bag or case 26 13 34 29
Being hit or assaulted (including being hit or assaulted by friends/relatives or acquaintances) 28 14 49 33
Being insulted, pestered or intimidated in any way (not including by members of your own household) 47 24 16 35
Having a bicycle stolen 20 4 79* 16
Having clothing or trainers stolen 8 3 20* 9
Being bullied by people at school or at work 33 9 2* 28
Having your home or property broken into and something stolen or damaged 26 2 89* 24
Being mugged or robbed 8 3 36* 10
Having a car or motorcycle stolen 5 2 100* 11
Being sexually assaulted 2 1 0* 4
Having a mobile phone stolen 18 11 51 29
Having a computer, PDA or iPod etc stolen 2 1 0* 6
Having a car broken into or damaged 15 7 51* 19
None / don't know 19 28 77 26
Any 81 52 23 74
Stolen / Broken 62 30 17 60
Assault 66 31 12 55

* Indicates that the base size is less than 30

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