Crime Week poll survey results
As part of Crime Week we conducted a specially commissioned poll to better understand what the British public think about crime and how we respond to it in the UK. The results are below.
Are you confident in your local police force?Yes 66.23%No 33.77%
In your opinion, are crime levels getting worse?Yes 36.23%No 33.73%Don't know 30.03%
Are there enough police on the beat?Yes 14.47%No 70.10%Don't know 15.43%
Should all police be allowed to carry guns?Yes 27.10%No 72.90%
Would you report a drink driver for a £200 reward?Yes 77.60%No 22.40%
Have you ever discussed an on-going court case on social media?Yes 8.23%No 91.77%
Have you ever taken recreational drugs?Yes 22.13%No 77.87%
Are sentences for drug possession tough enough?Yes 20.00%No 47.87%Don't know 32.13%
Have you ever witnessed a hate crime? (A hate crime is defined as a crime motivated by racial, sexual, or other prejudice, typically one involving violence)Yes 16.47%No 83.53%
Can vigilantism ever be justified? (Vigilantism is defined as the actions of a vigilance committee in trying to enforce the laws)Yes 40.10%No 59.90%
If you were a victim of a hate crime, would you like to meet the person behind the crime against you?Yes 41.57%No 58.43%
Should we know if a paedophile lives near by?Yes 75.47%No 24.53%
Should the death penalty be reintroduced?Yes 54.30%No 45.70%
Should court cases be televised?Yes 36.20%No 63.80%
Do you think prisoners get too many luxuries?Yes 72.07%No 12.67%Don't know 15.27%
Do you believe celebrities get off more lightly with crime?Yes 64.50%No 15.73%Don't know 19.77%
Have you ever had your drink spiked?Yes 12.13%No 79.23%Don't know 8.63%
If so, did you report the incident to the police?Yes 23.35%No 76.65%
Do you know someone who has had their drink spiked? Yes 28.27% No 71.73%
Have you ever been the victim of a sexual assault? (All answers are confidential) Yes 12.63% No 87.37%
If so, did you report the incident to the police? Yes 33.77% No 66.23%
Would you live in a house where a violent crime had been committed? Yes 18.77% No 46.87% Don't know 34.37%
Do you think Cannibalism is the sickest of all crimes? Yes 34.50% No 41.10% Don't know 24.40%
Do you have any children under the age of 18? Yes 34.57% No 65.43%
Do you worry about who your children are speaking to on social media? Yes 46.09% No 17.16% N/A - my children do not use social media 36.74%
Are your children aware of the dangers of the internet and stranger danger? Yes 75.99% No 17.16% Don't know 6.85%
Do you feel confident you know what your children are getting up to on social media? Yes 67.99% No 32.01%
Do you believe paeodophiles can be changed? Choice % Yes 10.50% No 65.90% Don't know 23.60%