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10/10/2014
Majority Feel 'Safe' At Night-Time In Town Centres
The majority of participants in a survey on night-time crime in Northern Ireland have said they felt safe when socialising in their town centre in the evening.
Findings from the 2011/12 and 2012/13 Northern Ireland Crime Surveys have been published by the Department of Justice and show that 32% felt very safe, while 56% felt fairly safe.
Respondents to the Northern Ireland Crime Survey (NICS) were asked about their perceptions and experiences of visiting their local high street or town centre in the evening to socialise.
Over half of both NICS 2011/12 (55%) and 2012/13 (56%) respondents said they had not participated in the night-time economy in the month preceding the survey.
The most common reason was that they 'didn't really need or want to go' (81%, NICS 2011/12; 83%, NICS 2012/13).
Younger people were more likely than older age groups to socialise at least once per week (34%, aged 16-24 against 5%, aged 75 and over). Young men aged between 16 and 24 (38%) were most likely to frequent the night-time economy at least once a week, a rate over three times that of the NICS 2012/13 average of 12%.
39% of NICS 2011/12 respondents and 35% of NICS 2012/13 respondents claimed that the presence of CCTV in the night-time economy made them feel safer. 14% and 12% were not aware of any CCTV cameras in their town centre.
48% of people preferred public transport, including taxis, buses and trains when returning home from an evening out in their town centre. The majority of those who used public transport felt very or fairly safe (76% in both years) while waiting for a taxi, bus or train.
NICS respondents considered 'people drinking or being drunk in public' as the single most serious problem within the night-time economy, with 41% in 2011/12 and 36% in 2012/13 agreeing.
(IT/JP)
Findings from the 2011/12 and 2012/13 Northern Ireland Crime Surveys have been published by the Department of Justice and show that 32% felt very safe, while 56% felt fairly safe.
Respondents to the Northern Ireland Crime Survey (NICS) were asked about their perceptions and experiences of visiting their local high street or town centre in the evening to socialise.
Over half of both NICS 2011/12 (55%) and 2012/13 (56%) respondents said they had not participated in the night-time economy in the month preceding the survey.
The most common reason was that they 'didn't really need or want to go' (81%, NICS 2011/12; 83%, NICS 2012/13).
Younger people were more likely than older age groups to socialise at least once per week (34%, aged 16-24 against 5%, aged 75 and over). Young men aged between 16 and 24 (38%) were most likely to frequent the night-time economy at least once a week, a rate over three times that of the NICS 2012/13 average of 12%.
39% of NICS 2011/12 respondents and 35% of NICS 2012/13 respondents claimed that the presence of CCTV in the night-time economy made them feel safer. 14% and 12% were not aware of any CCTV cameras in their town centre.
48% of people preferred public transport, including taxis, buses and trains when returning home from an evening out in their town centre. The majority of those who used public transport felt very or fairly safe (76% in both years) while waiting for a taxi, bus or train.
NICS respondents considered 'people drinking or being drunk in public' as the single most serious problem within the night-time economy, with 41% in 2011/12 and 36% in 2012/13 agreeing.
(IT/JP)
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