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- Indicator 39
Creating sustainable communities and a fairer world
39. Fear of crime
This indicator is supported by a separate wellbeing measure.
Fear of crime (a) car theft (b) burglary (c) physical attack,
1992 to 2009-10

| Fear of burglary since: | 1992 |
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2003-4 |
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| Fear of physical attack and car crime | 1992 | 2003-4 |
- Between 1992 and 2009-10, the percentage of people with a high level of worry about burglary fell from 19 per cent to 10 per cent. In 2009-10, 13 per cent had a high level of worry about physical attack, down from 25 per cent in 1998, whilst 10 per cent had a high level of worry about car crime – down from 22 per cent in 1998.
- In 2009-10, an estimated 10 per cent of both men and women had a high level of worry about car crime. Eight per cent of men had a high level of worry about burglary, whilst seven per cent had a high level of worry about physical attack. These figures were higher for women, with 12 per cent having a high level of worry about burglary and 18 per cent having a high level of worry about physical attack.
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Updated: 30 July 2010

