Perceptions of Crime: Findings from the 2011/12 Northern Ireland Crime Survey

Further Information

This bulletin is based on findings from the 2011/12 Northern Ireland Crime Survey (NICS).  In addition to describing respondents’ perceptions of causes of crime, recent changes in crime levels and the extent of anti-social behaviour in the local area, the bulletin illustrates three commonly used measures of concern about crime:

1. worry about crime and personal safety
2. perceptions of the risk of victimisation
3. perceptions of the effect of ‘fear of crime’ on quality of life