Q. Do you think the following types of crime have increased or decreased over the last few years?
NET: Decreased | NET: Increased | Decreased a lot | Decreased a little | Increased a little | Increased a lot | Jan 18 NET: Increased | |
Drug-related crime | 7% | 66% | 2% | 4% | 29% | 37% | 76% |
Youth gang crime | 7% | 65% | 2% | 5% | 26% | 38% | 70% |
Domestic violence | 8% | 59% | 2% | 6% | 32% | 26% | 63% |
Violent crime (e.g. assault, murder) | 10% | 55% | 2% | 8% | 32% | 23% | 60% |
Burglary | 11% | 49% | 2% | 9% | 28% | 22% | 57% |
White-collar crime (e.g. fraud, corporate crime) | 8% | 48% | 2% | 6% | 29% | 20% | 55% |
Car theft | 13% | 44% | 3% | 10% | 25% | 19% | 53% |
The majority believe that drug-related crime (66%), Youth gang crime (65%), domestic violence (59%) and violent crime (55%) have all increased over the past few years. Fewer people thought all types of crime were increasing than 12 months ago.
People aged 55+ were more likely to believe crime has increased in the past few years, while those aged 18-34 were less likely.