Islanders increasingly fear digital crime

Islanders increasingly fear digital crime

Fifty-eight per cent of adults who responded to the survey said they were worried about digital fraud, scams and crime, according to the survey.

In 2016 41 per cent of respondents said they were concerned about being the victim of online fraud, cyber-bullying or scams.

The survey also revealed that almost a quarter of adults were worried about being verbally abused or threatened in the street and around one in ten adults were worried about violent crime.

More than 90 per cent of men reported feeling safe walking home alone at night, with 67 per cent of women reporting the same. Meanwhile, almost nine out of ten – 87 per cent – of adults agreed at some level that the States police did a good job of policing and seven out of ten of adults agreed at some level that the force was targeting the policing issues that mattered most to the community.

The survey collects detailed information on a wide range of topics on an annual basis, particularly the opinions and behaviours of the resident population, primarily so that policy decisions can be made from a more informed standpoint. About 3,500 households were selected at random to complete the survey in June and July.

Statisticians then weight the results so that they reflect the Island as a whole. More than 1,000 respondents took part in the survey, representing a response rate of 32 per cent.

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